> How much would people pay to not be underwater? Huh? Can I pay some (smaller) amount to the bank to have them lower my loan? Why would people pay anything bu

> How much would people pay to not be underwater? Huh? Can I pay some (smaller) amount to the bank to have them lower my loan? Why would people pay anything but their normal loan payment? > That's a measure on how bad it is to be underwater. Not everything has to be spun into a free-market money-quantifies-everything definition.