Sub-prime Mortgage: A type of mortgage that is normally made out to borrowers with lower credit ratings. As a result of the borrower's lowered credit rating, a conventional mortgage is not offered because the lender views the borrower as having a larger-than-average risk of defaulting on the loan. Lending institutions often charge interest on subprime mortgages at a rate that is higher than a conventional mortgage in order to compensate themselves for carrying more risk.
Borrowers with credit ratings below 600 often will be stuck with subprime mortgages and the higher interest rates that go with those mortgages. Making late bill payments or declaring personal bankruptcy could very well land borrowers in a situation where they can only qualify for a subprime mortgage. Therefore, it is often useful for people with low credit scores to wait for a period of time and build up their scores before applying for mortgages to ensure they are eligible for a conventional mortgage.
次級房貸是貸款給信用評等較差的購屋者,但貸款利率通常較一般利率高出2-3 個百分點。2001 -2006 年間,因為房屋穩定上漲,還不出貸款者可以賣出房子償還貸款,或是再與債權銀行協商。
然而美國延續五年的房市榮景,到去年劃下休止符,自2005 年9 月以來,新屋銷售已減少28%,今年元月更跌至低點;儘管美國失業率仍處於五年來低點,但光在元月,與房貸相關的就業機會就減少近2000 個,去年初至今,美國承做房貸放款的5000 多家機構,就有20 多家被迫關門求售。
二○○五年下半年以降,美國房市出現退燒跡象,貸款業者為了業績頻頻降低徵信門檻,向信用紀錄不良或無法提出所得證明的次級購屋者提供貸款,但因房市退燒,使屋主更難藉房屋增值重貸資金周轉,壞帳風險因而急速升高。
美國去年因拖欠貸款違約、以致房屋被查封的案件超過一百廿萬件,比前年暴增百分之四十二。北卡羅來納州負責貸款的中心去年提出報告,指未來美國因還不起貸款以致住宅被查封的家庭可能多達二百廿萬戶。 「聯邦財務分析」主管卡倫‧斐特路在國會作證指出,美國房貸市場規模為八兆美元,次級房貸約占一兆美元。「目前情況令人擔心,大家忘了次級房貸意味風險較高,也意味虧損較大」。
次級房貸像是个无底洞在侵袭着股市, 什么时候才结束没有人知道. FED一再地降息能不能起救市的作用?
(中央社台北2007年11月28日電)根據彭博社引述星島日報報導,香港富豪鄭裕彤預期港股不會崩跌,且預估恆生指數短線將在26,000點至27,000點呈區間狹幅整理。掌控香港房地產投資開發商新世界發展 (17) 的鄭裕彤也預估,香港不動產價格明年將上漲8%-10%。鄭裕彤表示,如果美國聯邦準備理事會 (Fed)下月降息,香港可能跟進,有利刺激房地產市場買氣,鼓勵當地居民購屋出租,以提高投資報酬。
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