A person’s decision to buy or to rent is based on a combination of economic formulas and emotion. And while emotions are certainly justifiable reasons to buy a house, prudent buyers will view those emotions in context, as an “emotional premium” beyond economic fact.

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From the BEA: Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the first  uarter of 2010, (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to the “advance” estimate released [...]

There are many ways to view strategic default. Borrowers use mortgages like option contracts giving them a “put” from a lender. It can also be viewed as an insurance contract against downside price movements. Borrowers are merely collecting on their insurance policy.

‘Strategic’ Mortgage Defaults Jump to 12% of Total – Bloomberg That finding concurred with reports by Goodman, a New York- based mortgage-bond analyst, who has said there will be as many as 12 million foreclosures over the next few years unless lenders can effectively modify borrowers’ debt. Housing Bubble Didn’t Faze Desire for Buying Homes [...]