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June 12th, 2012
07:32 PM ET

Net worth drop due to housing market

CNN's Lisa Sylvester talks to a retired paramedic who struggles to make ends meet as family net worth drops.

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  1. Manning El Paso, TX

    People still want to buy a home,the only fiance available is FHA, and VA both are very hard to qualified for,the underwriting are under very strict control by the Dub's and Frank law which went over bored with financing regulation on home finance. They wanted to punish someone so they they went after the home buyer instead of Wall street.

    June 13, 2012 at 2:01 pm | Reply
  2. George Samuels

    Too many home buyers bought homes without reading their entire or any part of their buyer documents, including their deeds, or without retaining attorneys. Consequently buyers bought homes financially over their heads and with documents totally in favor of the sellers. Don't blame the sellers and the banks.

    June 12, 2012 at 8:47 pm | Reply
  3. Jim Thomas

    The rich made big money and still are.They are buying repo homes at cheap prices and keeping their companies at minimum help,plus all of the good jobs are overseas. A lot of people have given up and the government is totally at fault for letting it happen and drag on.Jim Thomas Phx.Az.

    June 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm | Reply
  4. Louis, Jacksonville, Fl.

    The bad numbers keep piling up. How are all the Obama enthusiasts going to spin this off?

    June 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm | Reply

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