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The percentage of $1 million-plus loans more than 90 days delinquent rose to 13.3% in February, half again as high as the 8.6% overall delinquency rate, according to First American CoreLogic, which tracks U.S. real estate and mortgages.
The statistic, from this Reuters article, points to a sobering reality amid the happy talk of newly minted millionaires. Many affluent and wealthy can’t keep up with their mortgage payments.
Last month, there were 205 foreclosure filings for mortgages of $5 million or more, the third straight month such filings rose, according to RealtyTrac. The 205 foreclosures totaled $813 million.
“Early on in the crash, the weakness was in the lower-price tiers. In the past year, most of the biggest price declines have been in the upper tiers,” Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, told Reuters. “That suggests high-end households are coming under increasing pressure.”
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