This Is Not What Potential Buyers Want

This is what potential buyers fear. It's very simple. The above graphic. The number of mortgages "underwater," meaning a mortgage for which more is owed than the property is now worth, is expected to rise to 16 million during 2009. According to First American CoreLogic, that's about 20%. If prices fall just 5% more, the figure will rise to 25%.Prospective buyers fear closing on a house that