Credit and Home Values
Foreclosures, more than tight mortgage standards, likely to weigh on the market
NEW YORK - June 27 2008 - Rising defaults and foreclosures and an oversupply of homes are more likely to stunt a real estate recovery than tighter mortgage standards, lenders say. “I think improvement (in the real estate market) can occur while standards are still this tight,” says Brian Kludt, a senior mortgage planner at Waterstone Mortgage in suburban Milwaukee. “Standards are one of a plethora of factors impacting the housing market.”