Fannie Mae Sees Mortgage Risks

sasha flying in yosemiteIf you are interested in more blogs with a real estate focus, BusinessWeek has put together a new blog called Hot Property. The concept is great, and so far, the articles have been quite informative.

Today, they had an interesting article describing a Fannie Mae’s analysis of how many individuals could be hit hard when “adjustable-rate mortgages do what they were born to do–i.e., adjust.”

When taken to the extreme in the form of interest-only loans, adjustable-rate mortgages seem downright dangerous for the novice investor. As I’ve said in the past, I’d be very careful and do my research before getting an interest-only loan…

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