[lbo-talk] A Bane Amid The Housing Boom: Rising Foreclosures

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jun 1 21:26:39 PDT 2005


Jordan Hayes wrote:


>For many people, not having a
>mortgage means no savings at all.

A mortgage is a debt, not a form of savings. And a house is not a form of capital - it has no yield in the form of interest or profit. At best, it offers the possibility of a speculative profit - which can only be meaningfully realized if you trade down to a smaller house or a cheaper market.

I feel like I've stepped through the looking glass.

Doug



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