When Home Prices Are Falling We Would Expect

question 72

Multiple Choice

When home prices are falling we would expect

• A) high mortgage default rates.
• B) low mortgage default rates.
• C) unchanged mortgage default rates.
• D) a higher percentage of owner home equity.

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