Effects of Recession for Real Estate Industry in 2009

January 18, 2010

Author: William M. Davis

The collapse of the real estate market has been one of the major highlights of this current recession. Homeowners and investors have seen the value homes fall through the floor. This has also been coupled with unprecedented high levels of foreclosures and weak consumer confidence. Analysts trying to place a dollar figure on the amount of losses have all agreed the financial losses nationwide could be in excess of $600 billion and counting. Although recognized as the genesis of the financial meltdown, subprime mortgagers are still bent on slapping on high adjustable interest rates on subprime borrowers who had purchased …