Tsunami of Home Foreclosures to Hit US: Economist

A tsunami of home foreclosures is set to hit the US as banks are unable to keep bailing out tenants that can’t afford their rent and struggling home owners show their anger at the financial crisis by giving up on their mortgage, David Karsbøl, chief economist at Saxo Bank, told CNBC.

“I believe we are about to see a tsunami of foreclosures in the US,” Karsbøl said.

“A lot of homes have been held back because if the banks are foreclosing on them they will have to do a writedown on the mortgages they have on their balance (sheets),” he said. “That’s why they have been reluctant to do so,” he added. (more)