No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away

by David Streitfeld
Monday, February 1, 2010
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In 2006, Benjamin Koellmann bought a condominium in Miami Beach. By his calculation, it will be about the year 2025 before he can sell his modest home for what he paid. Or maybe 2040.

“People like me are beginning to feel like suckers,â€