Michael Feroli of JPMorgan Chase proposes outright purchases of mortgage backed securities—another faint echo of Japan.

摩根大通经济学家麦克尔·弗洛里则建议将房贷证券全部买进——而这又类似当初日本应对经济危机的手段。

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Officially, the Fed won't be buying mortgage-backed securities outright: it's only accepting them as collateral in return for loans.

按照官方的说法，美联储是不会直接购买抵押贷款支持债券的：它只不过是将其作为贷款的抵押品而接受下来。

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Of adults older than 65, four in five own their homes outright, without a mortgage, Schless says.

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Just under 15 million households owned their own home in 2011, either with a mortgage or loan, or outright - down 4%.

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Some 64% of households - 14.9 million people - owned their own home in 2011, either with a mortgage or loan, or outright.

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