Averting reset wreckage: Adjustable rate mortgages cheaper
Low interest rates are ensuring that many of these adjustable rate mortgages will actually reset lower this year, saving homeowners money. The Boston Globe did a piece on this.
I belong to the camp that thinks foreclosures, while horribly high, won't significantly worsen as a result of ARM resets this year. For example, my home equity loan payments, which always hover a point over prime, have been free-falling. I'm not alone.
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