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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. However, none of these efforts are a silver bullet that will undo the excesses of the past years, nor are they designed to bail out real estate speculators or those who committed fraud during the mortgage process. Introducing the Hope Now program in 2007, President Bush said “weve got a role, the government has Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks,
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
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. Volatile real estate markets such as today support such prudence.” Even with such caution, Higgins says “still we aren’t protected in every instance where values can drop even more substantially.” As part of its share-the-risk philosophy, ING reduces borrower exposure by limiting financing choices.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
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. For option ARMs originated in 2006 and 2007 LoanPerformance says that 85 percent of all borrowers are paying no more than the minimum monthly payment (MMP), according to Fitch. Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller 
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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