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- noun Plural form of
walkaway .
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Examples
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Fannie Mae's get-tough policy on so-called walkaways is the latest fallout from the housing meltdown, which has eroded the once widely held belief in homeownership as the path to household wealth.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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In some areas, such as inland buildings and new projects along the river in Miami "walkaways" are expected to be even higher.
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JINGLE MAIL: Studies estimate about one-quarter of all defaults are voluntary "walkaways," also known as strategic defaults and jingle mail.
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News By JEFF COLLINS 2010
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The Fed's focus on getting foreclosed homes resold to new buyers will not sufficiently stimulate housing demand to offset continued excess housing supply via foreclosures, defaults, and 'walkaways'.
GlobalResearch.ca 2009
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It seems the former view has taken widespread hold as "walkaways" spike.
Dealbreaker 2009
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It seems the former view has taken widespread hold as "walkaways" spike.
Dealbreaker 2009
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Good radio hosts still question the morality of walkaways, because questioning is part of their job, and because the issue still weighs heavy with some of their audience.
Nicholas Carroll: The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways Nicholas Carroll 2011
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The third and continuing wave is what I call prudent walkaways -- people who can afford the payments for a while longer, by exhausting their 401Ks, childrens' college funds and other savings -- but are now choosing to default before they are financially ruined.
Nicholas Carroll: The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways Nicholas Carroll 2011
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One recent radio caller criticized home walkaways, and then detailed his two-year struggle to carry out a short sale on his own underwater house, being foiled by bank bureaucracy every step of the way.
Nicholas Carroll: The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways Nicholas Carroll 2011
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Another critic launched a tirade against walkaways from high moral ground, or so he thought, saying he had been faithfully paying his mortgage on time for 15 years.
Nicholas Carroll: The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways Nicholas Carroll 2011
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