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Spain home prices may drop 52 pct

Home prices in Spain may decline as much as 52 percent due to economic stress, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

The forecast decline is based on a model combining factors such as homes price increases in the last 10 years and unemployment rates, analysts including London-based Nitesh Shah said in a June 6 note.

Meanwhile, home prices in the U.K. are the second most at risk in Europe, facing the prospect of a 42 percent drop.

The house-price stress rate is among elements the New York- based rating company used to update its methodology assessing residential mortgage-backed securities transactions in Europe.

A total 27 transactions face negative rating actions as a result of the changes, the company said in a separate statement.


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