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The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q3

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The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q3
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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q3
A brief excerpt: During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined.
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Here is the quarterly increase in mortgage debt from the Federal Reserve’s Financial Accounts of the United State

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