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100 _aBirch, J.
245 _aTaking a chance?
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490 _aRoof
_v28(6) November/December 2003, 22-25 (4)
520 _aWith some experts predicting a severe decline or at least a slowdown in the housing market over the next few years, the article examines the key elements of the safety net available to protect mortgage borrowers. Looks from this perspective at state help, mortgage protection insurance, debt and savings, house prices, mortgage rates, inflation, the labour market, the law, lender attitudes and vulnerable groups. Concludes that borrowers look better placed now to withstand the effects of a housing market crash than in 1989.
590 _aABS
650 _aDEBT
650 _aMORTGAGE PROTECTION
650 _aMORTGAGE DEBT
650 _aMORTGAGES
650 _aHOUSE PRICES
690 _aHOUSING-OWNER OCCUPIED
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