Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Law professor writes a tutorial on walking away [from your mortgage]

With Boone County real estate values down 10%, 20% or more—is this what will happen with many area home mortgages?

new academic paper by Brent T. White, a University of Arizona law school professor, titled "Underwater and Not Walking Away: Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis."

as long as you stay current with other creditors, "one can have a good credit rating again - meaning above 660 - within two years after a foreclosure."

default "strategically:" buy all the major items you'll need for the next couple of years - a new car, even a new house - just before you pull the plug on your current mortgage lender.

Click on the following for more details: Daily Herald | Law professor writes a tutorial on walking away

The entire, original paper is available at:  http://api.ning.com/files/CdXtKqMgxHL4M8EYE8FhdO8KVYCEx0nMLUYAjpPIbVo_/walking_away_paper.pdf

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