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Probably not -- people aren't as obscenely overextended with debt this time. Most of the debt out there is conventional mortgage debt. There shouldn't be a ti
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Probably not -- people aren't as obscenely overextended with debt this time. Most of the debt out there is conventional mortgage debt. There shouldn't be a tidal wave of bad debt in the same way.
Plus, the ultra-low mortgage rates led to lots of refinance volume, which makes most of the debt into recourse debt, so a much smaller share of homeowners would be able to just "jingle-mail" their way out of depreciated housing.
Prices will probably fall, and some markets may experience collapse due to the combination of excessive ebullience and unfavorable demographic trends, but I don't anticipate the same massive wipeout, as much as I would personally benefit from it.
It could happen -- some markets only really just ended their COVID foreclosure moratoria, and in those markets there almost certainly will be a big wave of foreclosures that will now be timed right with the end of the house-buying enthusiasm, and that always could spread contagion-like to places that have more sustainable markets, but I don't think so. I think this will be a slower decline, rather than a tidal wave of demand destruction, but only time will tell for sure.
- claytongulick 4y agoOne difference is the short term rental investment mania. A lot of people are heavily leveraged based on STR income and free-money loans. If that market dips due to a recession, we'll see a flood of panic selling to get out of upside down notes. Selling at a loss could be ok depending on how the property performed prior to the constricted market. With increased interest rates and an inventory surplus, if the price of lumber drops we could be facing a pretty intense market correction in home values.