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WASHINGTON - While the high-flying housing market still holds risks, especially for the financially stretched, most homeowners are in a fairly good position to weather a shock if prices drop, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Monday.
"The vast majority of homeowners have a sizable equity cushion with which to absorb a potential decline in house prices," he said in remarks delivered via satellite to a banking conference in Palm Desert, Calif. Less than 5 percent of home borrowers were highly leveraged, according to one measure, he said.See the full content of this document
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Fed Says Many Can Survive Drop
Still, Mr. Greenspan, who has repeatedly warned about the potential perils if the ho...
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