According to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, the major issue concerning the housing market index is a recent mortgage settlement that will alter the U.S. housing market in the coming years. Now that the lawsuit is settled, Lombardi believes foreclosures will keep prices down.

In the article, "U.S. Housing Crisis Getting Worse, Not Better," Lombardi comments that the $25.0-billion settlement with the banks that took place in April allowed for the foreclosure increase in May by 9.1% from April’s level, the first increase in two years.

"These new foreclosed properties slowly making their way onto the housing market will result in greater housing inventory and will drag down home prices," says Lombardi. "If May is any indication of how the rest of 2012 will go, then home prices are going to have real trouble rising in this environment."

According to Lombardi, there are other troubling statistics that will ensure continued pressure on home prices and the housing market in general.

"There are over 2.8 million homeowners behind more than a year on their mortgages," says Lombardi. "Homeowners who are this far behind with their mortgages usually never catch up. Their homes either go up for auction or go into foreclosure, or the homeowner eventually just walks away."

Lombardi believes this will add to inventory in the housing market and prevent home prices from rising.

"An alarming one in five homeowners has been more than 90 days delinquent on their mortgage since 2007," says Lombardi. "These people cannot qualify for a new mortgage at a lower rate because of their poor credit score."
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Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardi’s current predictions for the U.S. economy, stock market, U.S. dollar, euro, interest rates and inflation. To see the video, visit www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.

Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardi’s current predictions for the U.S. economy, stock market, U.S. dollar, euro, interest rates and inflation. To see the video, visit www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.

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