Foreclosure as Stimulus

In a broader piece on why we should allow the foreclosure process to continue unimpeded for the benefit of all involved, Barry hits on something that I’ve thought about myself:  People who don’t belong in the home they’re hanging onto in the first place aren’t doing their local economies any favors:

From The Big Picture:

Increasing Economic Activity: The areas of the country with the greatest foreclosure rates have seen a big increase in real estate activity. Look at California and Florida — they have seen enormous upticks in RE activity versus the lower foreclosure states.

When someone purchases a home they actually can afford, they end up spending quite a bit of money on additional goods and services. They do renovations, hire contractors, make durable goods purchases, they paint and repair, they buy cars, they spend money in the local community.

The people who are hanging on by their fingernails, however, do none of these things. They end up paying a vastly disproportionate amount of their incomes to service their mortgages. This is not productive economic activity.

There is a legitimate case to be made here and it is, of course, a Free Market argument.  Click over to TBP for some other reasons why extend and pretend is not helping anyone but the banks.

Source:

More Foreclosures, Please… (TBP)

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers

Please see disclosures here.

What's been said:

Discussions found on the web
  1. Belize hotels commented on Feb 04

    Belize hotels

    […]one of our visitors a short while ago proposed the following website[…]

  2. گوگل adwords commented on Feb 04

    تبلیغات در صفحه اول گوگل

    I know this if off subject matter but I’m searching into beginning my personal weblog and was curious what all is required to get established up? I’m assuming having a weblog like yours would price a rather penny? I’m not really net savvy so I’m not on…

  3. freddy commented on Feb 04

    freddy

    […]Sites of interest we have a link to[…]

  4. vpn commented on Feb 04

    رفع ارور 1009

    Hey! I know this is considerably off subject but I was questioning if you understood where I could get a captcha plugin for my comment sort? I’m utilizing the same weblog system as yours and I’m possessing issues finding one particular? Many thanks a w…

  5. Domain Mauritius commented on Feb 04

    Domain Mauritius

    […]just beneath, are numerous completely not associated internet sites to ours, having said that, they may be certainly worth going over[…]

  6. گوگل adwords commented on Feb 04

    تبلیغات در صفحه اول گوگل

    right here are some backlinks to internet sites that we link to given that we consider they are worth checking out

  7. کولر صنعتی بزرگ commented on Feb 05

    خرید کولر صنعتی

    Hello there colleagues, how is all, and what you wish for to say about this put up, in my see its genuinely incredible made for me.

  8. گوگل adwords commented on Feb 05

    تبلیغات در صفحه اول گوگل

    Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins to aid with Search engine marketing? I’m attempting to get my blog to rank for some specific search phrases but I’m not looking at very excellent gains. If you know of any please share. Several thanks!

  9. خرید کولر صنعتی commented on Feb 06

    خرید کولر صنعتی

    Every soon after in a even however we opt for weblogs that we go through. Detailed beneath are the most current internet websites that we opt for

  10. گوگل adwords commented on Feb 06

    تبلیغات در صفحه اول گوگل

    Greetings from Colorado! I’m bored to demise at function so I made the decision to browse your web site on my apple iphone for the duration of lunch break. I actually like the information you provide below and can not wait to get a seem when I get hous…

  11. رفع ارور 1009 commented on Feb 06

    رفع ارور 1009

    I absolutely love your weblog and uncover a good deal of your post’s to be just I’m hunting for. Does one offer guest writers to publish content material accessible for you? I would not mind generating a post or elaborating on a handful of of the topic…

  12. خرید vpn پرسرعت برای آیفون commented on Feb 06

    وی پی ن آیفون

    It is going to be conclude of mine working day, nevertheless prior to finish I am looking through this wonderful publish to boost my encounter.

  13. دانلود hotspot shield برای ویندوز 8 commented on Feb 07

    رفع ارور 1009

    Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins to support with Research Motor Optimization? I’m attempting to get my blog to rank for some specific search phrases but I’m not seeing extremely great results. If you know of any you should share. Appre…

  14. تبلیغ گوگل commented on Feb 08

    تبلیغ در گوگل ادوردز

    listed here are some hyperlinks to net internet pages that we url to for the reason that we feel they might be genuinely really worth checking out

  15. https://novin.marketing/ commented on Feb 08

    تبلیغ در گوگل ادوردز

    I know this if off subject matter but I’m hunting into beginning my personal weblog and was curious what all is needed to get set up? I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a fairly penny? I’m not extremely web savvy so I’m not 100% specific.…