[Attention Surplus Disorder]

American ingenuity at work! Will your mortgage holder force you to short your own home!?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

ping!

[rebel_yell2]

Did you mean to say: will your mortgage lender force you to "Hedge" against price declines in your market?

[truth_seeker]

Calling Ex-Texan.

Here is your chance to make money, if you are inclined to put up.

[AmericaUnited]

Wow!!! This is cool! Now instead of selling, cashing out, and then moving into a trailer, you can just stay put and go short at the top of the bubble.

[AmericaUnited]

You can download this great housing price spreadsheet. Prices in the major markets from 1972 to 2005.

http://www.cme.com/files/HousingData.xls

It looks like each contract size will cover about $55K - $65K of housing. You can buy options also.

[azhenfud]

PING

How about your perspective?

[ovrtaxt]

Wow. I'll bet Vegas is kicking itself for not thinking of this first!

[roaddog727]

Just another derivative speculative "investment" instrument of which to steer clear.