Losing a Home to Mortgage Foreclosure: Temporary Setback or Chronic Stressor?

The article discusses social stress of home foreclosure as experienced by homeowners in Alabama who have defaulted on their mortgages. Topics include research methodology that involves telephone surveys and an analysis of demographics and policy recommendations for mitigating financial strains that...

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Main Author: Prohaska, Ariane (Author)
Contributors: Lichtenstein, Bronwen
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Social justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 65-80
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Economic history
Public opinion polls
Mortgage loan default
Homeowners
Foreclosure
Foreclosure > United States
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Summary:The article discusses social stress of home foreclosure as experienced by homeowners in Alabama who have defaulted on their mortgages. Topics include research methodology that involves telephone surveys and an analysis of demographics and policy recommendations for mitigating financial strains that may lead to foreclosure.
ISSN:2327-641X