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Alt-A and Pay Option ARMs Fueled out of State Buying

2009-06-10  Dr Housing Bubble.com

If you want further proof how horrific these products are, take a look at how many of the Alt-A and pay Option ARM products originated with a second lien.  That is, low down or nothing down fantasy buyers.  In California, there are currently floating around 186,917 Alt-A mortgages with a second lien on them.  You can rest assured that 90 to 99 percent of these loans will implode in the upcoming months.  This is where your piggy back loans and 80-10-10 crap came about.  I remember when zero down was a crazy way to suck in unknowing investors to thousand dollar seminars but it actually became a mainstream way to buy a home.

Before you even wonder how safe these loans are 41.6 percent of California Alt-A mortgage holders already have one late in the last 12 months!  Keep in mind that most of this junk hasn’t even hit recast points and nearly half are already late with one payment:

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June 10, 2009 Posted by picklerealestate | Banking, Foreclosure, Investments, Lending, Real Estate, Stats | | 2 Comments