Luxury Homeowners Turn to ‘Short Sales’ as Loan Defaults Rise (Bloomberg)

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1 million are defaulting at almost twice the U.S. rate and some are turning to so-called short sales to unload properties as stock-market losses and pay cuts squeeze wealthy borrowers.

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