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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Eye Strategic Defaults as Home Values Tumble

Updated: April 20 2010,
Author: barrel fan
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Credit, Decision, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand, Markets and Prices
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Paul Solman tells the story of some homeowners who have stopped paying their mortgages even though they can still afford them.

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