Speaking of contrarian thinking, Ahead of the Tape columnist Kelly Evans wonders whether the “unpleasant scent from the housing market” is “leading policy makers astray,” and asserts that the “market mightn’t be nearly as weak as is commonly assumed.” The columnist proposes that even if the worst case scenario of oversupply in housing inventory materialize, the net result on housing affordability would be positive. We agree that it is time to take a more optimistic position on the mortgage economy and we continue to urge community banks to support the revitalization of mortgage lending by becoming lenders and/or extending warehouse lines of credit to local independent bankers.







April 9th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
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