80 cents on the dollar
Story date: 2008-03-05 08:36:00
Added on: 2008-03-06 07:31:40
Boston Globe - The largest reason is that mortgage companies tend to sell foreclosed properties at a discount. ... If a home had a market value of $100,000, on average it resold for $80,000. (How do they calculate market value?
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