Study Shows Foreclosure Lowers a Property’s Value by 27%

By: Carrie Bay Foreclosed homes permeate the American landscape. According to data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), they make up about one in 12 houses with under $1 million left on the mortgage. These foreclosures drive down home prices, and MIT gives two reasons for their depreciating effect – because foreclosed homes add […]

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