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Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
Lastly, we have the real attraction of option ARMs, the option payment itself, a payment which is insufficient to even pay off the monthly interest cost. Because Fitch says that a 40-year loan term represented 4 percent of all option ARMs in 2004 -- but 38 percent by 2007. A loan with four payment options may seem fairly understandable, but in the real world a lot of borrowers did not take out option ARMs because they wanted to make fully-amortizing payments. Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller Step right
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
percent from their peak in July 2006. "There Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? have access to credit have fat cash reserves aren't already over-exposed in real estate have a secure job or income stream expect to hold the property for at least two years" But be forewarned, prices are expected to fall further, and will take awhile to rebound, according to many economists. "I Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Foreclosures up 13 percent in February
RealtyTrac released our February 2006 foreclosure numbers today, and they show U.S. We show 117,259 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure in February, a 13 percent increase from the previous month and a 68 percent increase from February 2005. For others, the numbers simply show that the real estate market is softening. foreclosures increasing for the third month in a row. Thats a foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure for every 986 U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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2006: An Adjustable' Year for Foreclosures
Based on data collected between December 18 and December 21, 2006, the survey cited three major conclusions: That the overall market share of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) as a whole declined in 2006 as the savings gap in interest rates between ARMs and fixed-rate mortgages shrank; Lenders offered greater incentives (discounts) in 2006 in order to maintain the flow of ARM originations coming in the door; and Hybrid loans — particularly the very popular 5/1 ARM where the teaser interest rate is fixed for five years before the lender can push the interest rate upward — became the most popular
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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2007: Housing Slowdown Good for Foreclosures
The cooling real estate sector will continue to plague the national economy next year, but enough positive economic fundamentals remain in place to counteract forces threatening to push the U.S. That means 2007 should be a good year for anyone involved in the foreclosure sector of the market — whether they are real estate agents, potential home buyers or real estate investors. Some highlights of the Chapman forecast: The sky isn’t falling, but housing prices are projected to decline 2.2 housing market into a full tailspin, according to forecasters at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Will Homeowners Sink or Swim?
RealtyTrac™ ( www.realtytrac.com ), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its September 2006 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows 112,210 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure during the month, a decrease of less than 1 percent from August, and a 63 percent increase from September 2005. The next big wave of news may be a true real-estate slump, as hundreds of billions in adjustable-rate mortgages Many American homeowners — initially attracted to low teaser rates on those “exotic” ARMs and sub-prime loans — now find themselves swimming upstream in a desperate attempt to remain financially afloat.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Census Data Suggest More Foreclosures Coming
Census Bureau , based on 2005 data, suggests that the American public is spending more of their disposable income on necessities — especially owner occupied and rental housing. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2006 , the city also had the third highest number of foreclosures in California with a foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure filing for every 745 households — 1.35 Moreover, the state ranked Will the thinly stretched finances of U.S. homeowners lead to a sharp rise in foreclosures and a collapse of the so-called housing bubble?
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Defaulting on the American Dream: A Troubling Trend
Foreclosure filings jumped 42 percent nationwide in 2006, accelerating a trend that began in 2005 as home sales started to cool. properties entered some stage of foreclosure, up from 850,000 properties in 2005, according to RealtyTrac research . It’s true that foreclosures could have a negative impact on the housing market if they continue to increase at this rate.” Read the full report . Posted A rising number of Americans — particularly those who took out riskier adjustable-rate and subprime mortgages — are increasingly defaulting on their loans, according to figures released this week by RealtyTrac , providing striking evidence that a growing number of borrowers are at risk of losing their homes.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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For Some, Mortgage Meltdown Means Opportunity
Although the trend started late in 2005, it accelerated to 1.2 million foreclosure filings in 2006, up 42 percent from the previous year, according to RealtyTrac . As the market for risky mortgages collapses, dragging home values and stock prices down with it, many real estate investors and home buyers are seeing opportunities emerging on the horizon. Cracks are appearing in the foundation of the housing market as shock waves — triggered by concern over a surge in bad subprime mortgages — jolted the stock market this week, sending the Dow Jones industrial average downward by more than 243 points, amid fears that a mortgage meltdown in the subprime lending sector could have broader economic implications.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Florida Homeowners Overconfident Despite Foreclosures?
Their least concern: falling victim to mortgage fraud -- even though the survey says that Florida is the top state in the nation for such fraud (something that is, unfortunately, always associated with real estate investors working in the foreclosure arena). That report showed a 24 percent drop in home sales both year-to-date and year-over-year through May 2006. Results of a new study released last week by Attorneys Title Insurance Fund (The Fund) suggests that Florida homeowners are feeling pretty good nowadays about the value of their homes and the potential for those values to rise further in the future.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures Won't Break the Market Next Year
The ups and downs of every economic cycle have always been directly impacted by the health of the real estate sector. Delivering the results of his research as part of an economists’ panel on the last day of California Realtor Expo 2006 in Long Beach last week, Christopher Cagan, Ph.D., Director of Research and Analytics for First American Real Estate Solutions, said that even with $1 trillion of adjustable-rate mortgages ready to reset The severity of that impact, however, is open to discussion — depending, of course, on how you choose to massage the data to prove your point.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
And for subscribers to RealtyTrac — albeit investors, real estate agents or potential homebuyers — Ohio is a land of opportunity right now. According to the RealtyTrac Q2 2006 Foreclosure Market Report , the total number of foreclosures in Ohio actually declined by 30 percent from Q1 2006, although still up 85 percent from Q2 2005. FDIC) reports that job growth in Ohio was less than half the national average during It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. One example — Rep.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Greed and Deceit Get Their Comeuppance in Any Cycle
It’s a recurring theme in the real estate industry; mostly visible in the financial sector, although one would have to be a fool to believe it didn’t take place in every aspect of the real estate transaction. Although these two events took place during different real estate cycles and economies, comeuppance was similarly swift for both. Greed and deceit. And let’s not forget all the news stories out there about mortgage and foreclosure scams these days.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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