Beware the popping of the housing bubble

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When the bubble bursts again, everyone gets hurt. Homeownership rates will crash again — which is the opposite of the desired result from government programs, writes StephenMoore. These are the laws of unintended consequences that Congress never learns.

ashington never learns. Never. Politicians are like collective Alzheimer's disease patients. They have no short-term memories.

The calamity resulted from government policies that intentionally inflated a housing bubble year after year. Few saw the bursting of the bubble coming. When it popped, the carnage was everywhere and felt from coast to coast. Mortgage interest rates now exceed 5.2% — up from 3.6% just two years ago. In some markets, rates are nearing 6%. And the Fed is raising rates again, as it should, but this too will likely further inflate mortgage rates.

Loan-to-income levels are also rising, which makes defaults more likely. If housing prices fall, borrowers will start to be pushed underwater with unpaid loans more outstanding than the house's value. They will walk away as millions of borrowers did in 2008 and 2009.

 

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