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The Foreclosure Pain May Drag on for Years
WSJ.com ^ | 9/23/09 | James R. Hagerty

Posted on 09/24/2009 8:49:37 AM PDT by Kartographer

Delays in dealing with home foreclosures are stretching out the pain for the U.S. housing market, as we reported in Wednesday’s Journal. That has stirred lots of debate over whether it is better for the nation to face the pain of millions of foreclosures immediately – to get it over with fast — or to draw the process out over several years in hopes that the economy and housing demand will recover.

It looks like we’re taking the latter course, for better or worse.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; economy; mortgages

1 posted on 09/24/2009 8:49:37 AM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

You think? I imagine a similiar article will be written next year concerning the stimulus.


2 posted on 09/24/2009 9:18:53 AM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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