A new Federal Reserve report shows that consumer spending through credit cards had been on the decline ever since the advent of low cost home mortgage loans. This was mainly due to low interest rates coupled with an appreciating property market that enabled customers to raise capital against their homes.
The statistics reveal that consumer borrowing in 2005 experienced slowest growth since 1992. The increase was a mere 3% and the total consumer debt for the year amounted to $2.16 trillion.
While low cost debt against your home may seem attractive, it may turn detrimental if the realty markets were to stagnate or move southwards. Customers, who have taken substantial debt, will also start facing rising payouts as short term interest rates set by the Fed have moved up from 1.5% to nearly 4.5%. If these payouts start depleting monthly budgets, homeowners may be forced to exit their properties. If the price of the property has dropped and it does not cover the loan taken, the customer will be in a fix. Thus, the current market scenario is leading to nervousness amongst homeowners and any panic selling may actually lead to a downward spiral in prices.
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