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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, Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
Hermance explains that company incentives are related to credit quality and not stock prices. 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 No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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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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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Understanding the Foreclosures Process
Foreclosure properties can be a terrific investment, or give home buyers a much more affordable option than traditional properties in this time of escalating prices. But, before you jump in assuming this is "real-estate for dummies" or the next get-
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- Saturday, November 3, 2007
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Want to Be Taken Seriously in the Foreclosures Market? Make a Realistic Offer!
Lenders aren't likely to give properties away, particularly in a real estate market where prices continue to rise. Despite what you may see on late-night cable TV, investing in foreclosure properties isn't a sure fire "get rich quick" formula. And h
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- Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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Understanding the Foreclosures Process
Foreclosure properties can be a terrific investment, or give home buyers a much more affordable option than traditional properties in this time of escalating prices. But, before you jump in assuming this is "real-estate for dummies" or the next get-
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Saturday, November 3, 2007
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Want to Be Taken Seriously in the Foreclosures Market? Make a Realistic Offer!
Lenders aren't likely to give properties away, particularly in a real estate market where prices continue to rise. Despite what you may see on late-night cable TV, investing in foreclosure properties isn't a sure fire "get rich quick" formula. And h
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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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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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. Only a slight uptick in job creation throughout California is expected, along with low housing affordability, a larger inventory of unsold houses, declining home prices, lower sales volume and less residential construction. 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
Homeowners across the country may be feeling a bit like Mel Brooks’ character from his movie “High Anxiety” now that Standard and Poor’s has released its May numbers for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices . Home prices in its original composite 10 metro areas fell to a new record low, down 16.9 percent In the movie, Brooks’ character nervously sweats every time he even thinks about getting into an elevator. Well, the nation’s homeowners are sweating it out now, being taken on the descending elevator ride of their lives, especially those
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Home Price Indices Reporting Record Lows
Home prices on existing single-family homes continued to sink further into the abyss nationally during the first quarter of 2008, according to two leading industry indicators. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) reported last week that prices fell 1.7 percent for the quarter, the largest quarterly price decline on record, based solely on purchase-only transactions (without refinancings). On a year-over-year basis the OFHEO reports that prices fell 3.1 percent between Q1 2007 and Q1 2008 to the lowest level seen in the 17-year history of
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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