Comments on: S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/spcase-shiller-home-price-index/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Novemberrain http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/spcase-shiller-home-price-index/comment-page-1/#comment-208757 Novemberrain Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:19:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/spcase-shiller-home-price-index/#comment-208757 Defaults from borrowers with good credit contributed to much of the increase in seriously delinquent loans, echoing data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. As the recession claims more jobs, borrowers in good standing are more likely to miss their mortgage payments.Efforts to modify home loans have been slow and easily outpaced by the number of new delinquencies. Read more: <a href="http://www.housingnewslive.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.housingnewslive.com</a> Defaults from borrowers with good credit contributed to much of the increase in seriously delinquent loans, echoing data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. As the recession claims more jobs, borrowers in good standing are more likely to miss their mortgage payments.Efforts to modify home loans have been slow and easily outpaced by the number of new delinquencies.

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]]> By: florida bear http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/spcase-shiller-home-price-index/comment-page-1/#comment-208541 florida bear Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:20:31 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/spcase-shiller-home-price-index/#comment-208541 Does the CaseShiller include REOs/short slaes? Does it include price offsets (builder pays closing costs, provides upgrades....)? Does the CaseShiller include REOs/short slaes? Does it include price offsets (builder pays closing costs, provides upgrades….)?

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