Propeprty Games # 2 [Mortgages]

Much in the news is word that our U.S. economy has been dealt a heavy blow by the mortgage failures both of people who were sold such that they could not afford and those who have been hit by misfortunes ranging from lost jobs to major health problems.

The bottom line here is that all of us are being affected indirectly by the mortgage games that may be affecting our pensions, if not worse. But more tragically individuals who acted in good faith have had their lives devastated by their investment of monies in a home that is now being taken away from them and sold to new bidders -- if any are so foolish to buy in this horrendous housing market. The lenders, of course, are now protecting themselves by closing down mortgage credit generally.

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Mortgage Maze May Increase Foreclosures
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
The complex design of mortgage securities is confounding
homeowners struggling to avoid defaulting on their loans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/business/06home.html?th&emc=th

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