CAR and Arraya do nto misunderstand what I am saying. Arraya once again I agree with what you said and the with the current direction govt is heading forced debt would not surprise me in the least.

Of COURSE govt should be out of the lending business and govt insured loans are something I don’t agree with either. Honestly if the entire industry was fully privatized with no subsidy or insurance by the govt I believe we would have much lower housing prices. Once more, nobody is entitled to own a home however the govt has convinced the public otherwise. Again, ponzi scheme…

As we have all seen, backstopping any industry causes severe distortions. CAR of course your proposal of 20% (in my opinion maybe even 30% or more is a very good solution) however can you imagine the outcry? Is it the best solution yes? Is it even remotely possible no, not in my opinion.

Arraya you did not really address my point, you kind of walked around it pointing out how f’d up things are which we all know and agree with. Of course they are getting what they asked for which is massive walkaways, fraud, because it is pretty endimic for humans to behave in that manner. Once again though humans cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Nobody should buy a home if they do not have a vested interest in it. This is the point I was trying to make in a roundabout manner. There will always be appreciation and depreciation cycles so there has to be more to tether a homeowner to a home. To me that is a very healthy downpayment.