Bernardsville Property Owners . . . Is It Time to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio?
By Laurence Paruta
Bernardsville Property Owners . . . Is It Time to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio? Studies now show that over 20% of the houses with mortgages in the country are underwater (where the loan amount exceeds the value of the property). Some bought their house at the top of the market and saw prices come tumbling down over the last few years. Losing this value has caused challenges for many in this category. Other homeowners are underwater because they refinanced their homes at the height of the market and cashed out some of their equity. Some did this several times as values continued to rise and interest rates continued to fall. When prices dropped, they too found themselves in a negative equity situation. But not everyone in this category is in a worse position financially. Let’s brea...
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