Buy a condo. Lose your job. Don’t worry about making the mortgage.

By Barbara Kiviat | March 27, 2009 | +

As part of my ongoing effort to give publicity to interest in companies selling people things contingent on those people remaining employed, I’d like to call your attention to this Seattle Times story about a condo developer that will pay your mortgage for six months if you lose your job. Probably has something to do with the fact that the new building is practically done and none of the 109 condos have sold. Ah, real estate market.

So, now we’ve got Hyundai, JetBlue, a Seattle condo builder. I wonder if there are other examples…

Barbara!

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