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Don't Dump Investors
It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. Blinder, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, could not be more clear: He suggests that the government should develop a federal program to buy out mortgages from lenders, just as it did during the Depression — to “refinance only owner-occupied residences. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
But the real story with foreclosures is different: The fact that a loan is delinquent does not mean foreclosure is sure to follow. The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac doesn’t No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller The news from Wall Street
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
You say you want to buy a home but have no money. You say monthly payments are unaffordable but you want to buy anyway. 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 Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller Step right up folks.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Before You Buy a Foreclosure Property, Do Your Homework!
There are two words that give pause to the most motivated real estate buyer or investor: property researc
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Monday, November 5, 2007
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Before You Buy a Foreclosure Property, Do Your Homework!
There are two words that give pause to the most motivated real estate buyer or investor: property researc
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Monday, November 5, 2007
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Five Tips for Buying a Foreclosure Property Below Market Value
If you feel like the escalating costs of real estate have priced you out of the market, think again. It may be time to investigate the vast opportunities available in the foreclosures marke
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Friday, November 2, 2007
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Five Tips for Buying a Foreclosure Property Below Market Value
If you feel like the escalating costs of real estate have priced you out of the market, think again. It may be time to investigate the vast opportunities available in the foreclosures marke
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- Friday, November 2, 2007
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California Foreclosures 2007: Steady As She Goes
That said, foreclosure levels for 2007 are more likely to be a continuation of 2006, rather than a reprise of the early 1990s when foreclosures were rampant due to extensive job losses, high interest rates, high inflation and a resulting recession. At the end of the day, it will all amount to an economic environment in 2007 that will not be kind to distressed homeowners who need to sell to avoid foreclosure. Through November, RealtyTrac tallied nearly 130,000 properties that entered some stage of foreclosure in California alone during 2006; accounting for roughly 11 percent of the nation’s foreclosures for the same period.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
percent from July 2007, the smallest annual decline among the 20 cities tracked in the report, followed by Dallas, which reported a 2.5 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, Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Waning Confidence a Concern That May Help Foreclosures
If housing prices plummeted like they did back in the early 1990s, the loan-to-value ratio on many mortgages might force homeowners into foreclosure, providing new opportunities for real estate investors, speculators, real estate agents and anyone looking to buy a home from the foreclosure pipeline. Declining numbers are being felt across the board in residential building permits, housing starts (projected to be down 10 percent for 2006 and another 6 percent in 2007) and completions, resulting in a total $64 billion drop in residential construction.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Gentle January Foreclosure Increase
Although they were up 57 percent from January 2007 and 8 percent from December, the January foreclosure numbers released today by RealtyTrac do not appear to represent the massive wave of foreclosures that is expected to hit sometime soon thanks to the rash of risky loans given to borrowers as late as just last year . And in either case, does that make the current market a good one in which to buy or invest in real estate? Its too early too tell if the relatively meek January numbers mean more distressed homeowners are staving off foreclosure thanks to increasingly pro-active lenders and government intervention , or if they just represent the first few raindrops of what will prove to be a violent thunderstorm.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Don't Dump Investors
It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. Blinder, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, could not be more clear: He suggests that the government should develop a federal program to buy out mortgages from lenders, just as it did during the Depression — to “refinance only owner-occupied residences. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Local Market Perspective: Las Vegas
percent higher than April 2007. percent from April 2007. Homebuyers that have been sitting on the side lines are facing increasing rents and many are asking themselves whether to continue renting or to buy. It is important to evaluate what to buy and where to buy it for the best overall return. Contact Shari Springer or post comments below. Shari Springer Springer Realty The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported May 6 that 1,794 single-family homes were sold in April, a 21.4 percent jump over the 1,478 homes sold in March.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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