Leverage and Mortgage Foreclosures

Posted: 9 Feb 2011

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James B. Kau

University of Georgia - Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, Real Estate

Donald C. Keenan

University of Georgia; University of Cergy-Pontoise

Alexey A. Smurov

Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)

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Date Written: February 8, 2011

Abstract

In this paper, we deduce the default and prepayment characteristics of mortgages by examining the actual behavior of a large set of conformation fixed rate mortgages tracked over time. Employing reduced form pricing techniques, we are then able to fully value such mortgages, and so determine the cost as well as the probability of default for any particular mortgage. The analysis reveals the levels of foreclosures that can be expected when loans are leveraged at the high loan-to-value ratios characteristic of recent years.

Keywords: Mortgage, Default, Leverage

Suggested Citation

Kau, James B. and Keenan, Donald C. and Keenan, Donald C. and Smurov, Alexey A., Leverage and Mortgage Foreclosures (February 8, 2011). Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1758043

James B. Kau (Contact Author)

University of Georgia - Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, Real Estate ( email )

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Donald C. Keenan

University of Georgia ( email )

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Alexey A. Smurov

Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) ( email )

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Washington, DC 20016-2892
United States

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