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					Originally Posted by Sliver  A mortgage is absolutely debt. Particularly because people often overbuy homes and they also consolidate debt into a mortgage. Debt free means not having any debt of any kind IMO. | 
	
 
Exactly, tell a Calgary buyer from '07-'08, who bought a house for 5% down. The amount they are underwater is most certainly 'debt.'