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As any Internet stock investor can tell you, it is no fun to be in a bubble when it bursts. While there is still considerable debate about whether or not the recent run up in home prices represents a true bubble, it is certainly prudent for those in the real estate market, whether as homeowners, investors, or both Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 270 Flyknit Triple White , to take the necessary steps to protect themselves against a downturn in housing prices.
Avoid borrowing against home equity
The first important strategy for avoiding the pain of a bubble burst is to leave the equity in your home where it is. It can be tempting to tap the equity in your home to pay off credit card bills, put the kids through college, or even take that dream vacation. It is best, however, to allow the equity to do what it was designed to do - help you actually own your home.
Borrowing against the equity in a home could leave you in the uncomfortable and untenable position of owing more on the home than it is worth. Many lenders today will allow homeowners to borrow 100%, or even more Cheap Men's Nike Vapormax Flyknit Grey , of the value of the home. If home prices tick down even a couple of percentage points, the borrower could easily find him or herself owing more than the current value of the home.
Focus on principal repayment
Closely related to the need to leave equity alone is to build up additional equity. The more equity you have built up in your home the more protection you will have in the event that housing prices stagnate or decline. Building equity through additional principal payments is the fastest and easiest way to put as much money in your home as possible.
While this repayment of principal is important for every home buyer, it is particularly essential for those people who succumbed to the wave of interest only and option ARM mortgages. Interest only mortgages can be particularly dangerous in a down market, and making advance payments on principal is the only way these mortgage holders have to protect themselves.
Abandon risky mortgage loan
It can be difficult to maintain good progress paying down a loan if the interest rate is constantly rising. Dumping those adjustable rate mortgages for the predictability of a fixed rate loan is another important way to protect yourself from the bursting of the real estate bubble.
Think of it this way - there are few situations more terrible than facing rising monthly mortgage payments at the same time the value of the home is declining. If you hold an adjustable rate mortgage when interest rates are rising, you could find yourself in just such a situation. And since rising interest rates are likely to be one of the triggers that deflate the real estate bubble, this possibility is all too real.