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It’s Another Housing Bubble and the Fed Is Holding the Pin
Are we heading toward housing crisis 2.0? That remains to be seen. Two things are for certain. This is a massive housing bubble. And the Fed is holding the pin.

The Fed Is Helping Facilitate Trailer Park Evictions
The Federal Reserve is helping corporate real estate investors evict poor people from mobile home parks.

Household Debt Charts Biggest Increase Since 2007
With the stimulus checks long ago spent, Americans have gone back to buying things the old-fashioned way – on credit. Household debt surged by $313 billion in the second quarter to nearly $15 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Household Debt and Credit Report. It was the biggest quarterly dollar increase […]

Subprime Mortgage Delinquency Still at Record Levels
Despite the “improving economy,” subprime mortgage delinquencies remain at record high levels. And the full extent of the problem is masked by forbearance programs. The delinquency rate on FHA mortgages spiked to 17.5% in February. That was up from 17.0% in January and equals the all-time record set in September and November of 2020, according […]

Fed and Government Policy Driving Housing Bubble 2.0
Millions of Americans remain out of work. The US economy continues to languish, burdened by government lockdowns and other pandemic-related factors. Retail sales have dropped precipitously over the last several months, underscoring the economic malaise. So, how is it that the housing market is booming?

Taxpayers on the Hook for Nearly Half of Apartment Building Mortgages
This is not the ideal time to own an apartment building. Millions are struggling to pay rent and despite the extension of the federal eviction moratorium through Jan. 31 in the latest stimulus bill, a lot of people will likely face eviction in the coming months. According to data released in November, 17 million households […]

17 Million Americans Behind on Mortgage or Rent Payments
Even as market mania continues over hopes for a coronavirus vaccine, the economic devastation caused by the government response to the pandemic continues to ravage the economy. Seventeen million households are behind on rent or mortgage payments, and nearly 6 million Americans say they are at risk of eviction in the next few months.

Household Debt Was $1.6 Trillion Higher Than ’08 Peak Before COVID-19
Total household debt was over $1.6 trillion higher than the previous peak in 2008 even before the full force of the coronavirus pandemic government shutdowns hit the economy. Household debt increased by $155 billion (1.1%) in Q1 to a total of $14.3 trillion, according to the latest data released by the New York Fed. The […]

US Household Debt Breaks Another Record
The national debt has pushed above the $22 trillion mark, but it’s not just Uncle Sam borrowing himself into oblivion. US household debt climbed to a record $13.54 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Total household debt (including mortgages) now stands $869 billion […]
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