Wow, Dr.Housingbubble has a great post on optionARMS in CA today:
Option ARMs and Recast Shock Syndrome: Toxic Financial Products are Imploding on Schedule. Examining the Impact on California.
http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/...-schedule-examining-the-impact-on-california/
$300B of california optionARMs exist,
<blockquote>As of December of 2008, a stunning 28% of option ARMs were delinquent or in some stage of foreclosure. We haven?t even seen the major recasts and already over 1 in 4 of these loans is imploding. Can you say subprime redux?
(a) You have a couple making $100,000 buy a home in California for $600,000 with an option ARM in 2005. Let us run the numbers:
optionarm600k
Not bad. We have a $600,000 home for only $1,995 a month. Now, we aren?t factoring taxes and insurance which will probably add another $625 a month. So let us see how our budget looks:
Monthly Net Pay: $6,010
PITI: $2,620
Okay, so we?re okay with the current payment. But let us now fast forward to today:
(b) The same couple is now making $70,000 because of cut backs and the employment situation in the state. The home is now worth $350,000 and the payment has jumped up since it is 2009. What does the crystal ball show us?
Monthly Net Pay: $4,499
PITI: $3,876 (with average 63% jump on PI)
Game over.</blockquote>
<strong>Hah, GAME OVER.......</strong>