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Six options if you're underwater on your mortgage

Posted January 26, 2009 - 07:31 by Philip Brewer

Real Estate and Housing

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Of all the changes you might make to live more cheaply, the most fundamental is finding a cheaper place to live. Sadly, it's an option that's largely closed off to people who are underwater on their mortgages. Unless they have cash to cover the difference between what their house will sell for and what they owe, they're pretty much stuck. Here are six options for people in that situation.

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