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FHA Mortgage Crisis EXPLAINED: When the Music STOPS! | JOHN COMISKEY
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FHA Mortgage Crisis EXPLAINED: When the Music STOPS! | JOHN COMISKEY

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WATCH THE JOHN COMISKEY INTERVIEW HERE!


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SUMMARY

The FHA mortgage crisis is shaking the housing market! In this in-depth interview on Metals and Miners, John Comiskey, founder of Reverse Engineering Finance (johncomiskey.substack.com), breaks down the complexities of FHA loans, skyrocketing delinquency rates, and the looming wave of foreclosures. From partial claims to pointless modifications, learn how these policies are distorting the real estate market and what it means for home prices, economic stability, and investors.


CHAPTERS

00:00 Understanding the FHA Mortgage Crisis: Why are delinquency rates soaring?

02:55 Conforming Loan Limits: How a potential cap could crash home prices

05:49 FHA Payment Forgiveness: Freezing the resale market and its consequences

09:06 Sustainability of FHA Loss Mitigation: Can these policies continue?

11:56 FHA Loan Patterns: Are borrowers gaming the system?

19:52 Partial Claims Explained: Interest-free loans and their long-term impact

24:18 Pointless Modifications: Why they’re making things worse for borrowers

30:44 Cycle of Delinquency: How FHA policies trap borrowers in debt

37:12 FHA’s Role in Housing Finance: Risky loans and high debt-to-income ratios

41:41 Forecasting Foreclosures: 200K+ homes at risk of distressed sales

48:28 Catalyst for Foreclosure Activity: What happens when policies end?

52:11 Advice for Navigating a Distorted Market: Tips for agents, buyers, and investors

54:39 Impact on Home Prices: How foreclosures could destabilize the market


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • FHA’s payment forgiveness is freezing the housing resale market.

  • High debt-to-income ratios and risky loans are setting the stage for foreclosures.

  • A potential 200K+ distressed sales could flood the market, impacting home prices.


SOUND BITES

  • "This is the partial claim gravy train."

  • "It'll wreck the credit in current times."

  • "The FHA is willing to make these loans."

  • "This borrower gets a free refinance."

  • "Those are the general patterns that you see."

  • "The modifications of Doom."

  • "There will be an initial large impulse."

  • "It's a downward pushing force."


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TOP 10 GOLDEN NUGGETS FROM JOHN COMISKEY INTERVIEW

  1. FHA Payment Forgiveness Freezes the Resale Market
    The FHA's payment forgiveness policies are keeping delinquent borrowers in their homes, significantly reducing housing supply through the default channel (e.g., foreclosures and short sales). This "freeze" exacerbates the lock-in effect of low-rate mortgages, stalling the resale market (06:43).

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