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Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapse the result would be the wholesale destruction of the national mortgage system; a virtual halt to home sales because few local mortgages would be available; soaring interest rates because few loans would be available and a level of losses throughout the economy unseen since the Great Depression. As UBS analysts point out, because Fannies and Freddies subordinated debt is used when they calculate capital -- the financial cushion regulators require to support the companies operations -- interest payments on the debt may have to stop if a bailout occurs.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
See: "Option ARMs, Its Later Than It Seems," September 2008.) 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 instance, to reduce down payment requirements borrowers could buy with "piggyback" financing, deals with a first loan equal to 80 percent Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 , part of the FHA reform bill, sets in place national standards for mortgage loan officers. The sale of residential mortgages allows local lenders to have fresh capital which can then be used to originate more loans. For instance, it may well be that lender Johnson has a 15-percent foreclosure rate. National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G. Miller What do you know about your loan officer?
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Lucier , means more struggling borrowers will consider selling their homes to investors through short sales. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Tips for Buying Short Sales from the Lender
With more and more sellers unloading their homes for less than what they owe on their mortgages, now is a good time for investors to start negotiating “short sales” with lenders . Next, when you talk with the lender's loss mitigator, you'll want to find out three things: • Will the lender agree to a short sale; • What additional information they'll need to complete the process; • Request the “payoff quote schedule,” which is what the lender thinks they are owed. Real estate investors can find good deals as long as you are aware of the extra time and work required to make it happen.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 percent from May 2007. There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 percent from May 2007. I am seeing a rise in foreclosures and short sales far higher than May of 2007. With a population of fewer than 55,000, the Lake Havasu, Ariz., real estate market is still declining.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Reports Sending Out Mixed Signals
The other report, released by the National Association of Realtors , reported that pending sales of existing homes were down 1.9 Yet, in the NAR announcement, chief economist Lawrence Yun states his belief that existing home sales will see little change over the next few months before making a notable improvement during the second half of 2008. “The The slip in pending home sales implies we’re not out of the woods yet, though an era of Two reports came out Tuesday that are prime examples of conflicting opinions and the confusion they can cause the average consumer or investor when it comes to assessing the state of the economy.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market. Dispatches from Detroit indicate that free-market forces may be the catalyst. On the other hand, those exceptions could just turn out to be a source of false hope, perpetuated in part by short-term foreclosure solutions that are about as effective as a five-gallon bailing bucket on the sinking Titanic.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Make Food, Not Foreclosures
Just like it was in 2007, Wayne County has been a hotbed of foreclosure activity in Michigan so far in 2008. Contributing to the downfall are high unemployment, low home sales volume and deflating home prices. Ground was broken on the first “farm” in May. A non-profit group has launched a program to turn former foreclosures into farmland. National Public Radio is reporting that the non-profit group Urban Farming requested that Wayne County, Mich.,
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Gentle Ben Says the "R" Word...Finally!
Charles Schumer’s Joint Economic Committee this week, Bernanke reportedly admitted that the nation may actually be headed toward a recession. Many economists who were once naysayers — like Bernanke — are finally owning up to the fact that they may have been wrong, and that a recession is already here. Labor Department announced the loss of 80,000 jobs in March 2008, taking the nation’s unemployment rate from 4.8 Gentle Ben Bernanke has been careful not to ruffle any feathers on Capitol Hill since assuming his role as the chief caretaker of the U.S. economy. But
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Immediate Relief Nowhere to Be Found
According to its latest report released Tuesday, Standard & Poor’s said home prices across the nation continued to fall in April 2008, with prices in all 20 metro areas it studies for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showing annual declines. Also on Tuesday, The Conference Board released its monthly Consumer Confidence Index report, showing an almost eight point decline between its May measurement (58.1) Three top indices of economic health in the U.S. came out with negative reports this month, supporting the notion that the nation’s inventory of available
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fed Plays a Delicate Balancing Game With Rate Cut
The problem is, many industry analysts are starting to come around to the idea that this “correction” may not bottom out until either year’s end 2008 or sometime in 2009. Then there’s the nation’s retail industry, advertising sales events at after-Thanksgiving sales price levels the weekend after Halloween!!! In a move aimed at quelling fears of a looming recession, the Federal Open Market Committee took the country’s teetering monetary affairs seriously two weeks ago and lowered the short term federal funds rate another quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 percent.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
14, 2007 for $18,356, followed by a Notice of Trustees Sale being recorded on March 19, 2008. The Trustee’s Deed transferring the property to Red Rock was recorded on May 19, 2008, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram . At the time of sale Richardson allegedly owed her lender, Washington Mutual, more than $578,000 thanks to the 100 percent financing used to purchase the home and the additional fees and costs incurred by foreclosure. Typically when you read about a politician and foreclosure, it’s in relation to some piece of legislation created to combat the recent surge in foreclosures.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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