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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. See: From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess, The New York Times, Feb. 23, 2008.) Our Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, says “as our economy works through this difficult period, we will look for additional opportunities to try to avoid preventable foreclosures. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
Hudson has deposits of $49 billion, a network of 125 branches in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and just 1,350 employees — a fraction of the workforce one would find with banks of similar size. But the real story with foreclosures is different: The fact that a loan is delinquent does not mean foreclosure is sure to follow. As one example, No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Freddie and Fannie Spurn New York Subprime Loans
Battle lines are being drawn in New York’s real estate market, pitting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae against subprime lenders in New York. Last week, New York Governor David A. Under the new law, investors, including loan buyers like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are held liable for mortgage fraud. Patterson signed into law a subprime lending reform bill (S.8143-A/A.10817-A), creating stringent lending guidelines for subprime lenders. It also lays out requirements for brokers to act in borrowers’ best interests, and mandates all
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Mayors Predict Rising Foreclosures in 2008
Mounting home foreclosures will lead to “profound” effects on the economy next year, bleeding billions of dollars in lost tax revenues, shrinking job growth and reducing consumer spending in the nation’s major metropolitan areas, according to a new report released this week by the U.S. New York, for example, is expected to lose $10.4 Conference of Mayors . Prepared by forecasting and consulting firm Global Insight , the report said weak residential investment, lower spending and income in the construction industry and curtailed consumer spending because of falling home
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Appreciation Rates Foreshadow Foreclosures
Third-quarter house price appreciation figures released last week by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight provide more evidence of a cooling real estate market and further foreshadowing of a continued rise in foreclosures — all pointing to more opportunities for real estate investors to buy low. New York and New Hampshire home prices also declined on a quarterly basis. Posted 12-08-2006 7:38 AM by darenb Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trend
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Beginner investors wise to avoid auctions
A recent New York Times article about foreclosure auctions reminded me why none of the experienced foreclosure investors Ive talked to recommend foreclosure auctions for people just getting started in real estate investing: "Yet while there is a tantalizing possibility of getting a deal, people who are intimately familiar with foreclosure auctions in New York — lawyers, mortgage bankers, brokers and former auction regulars — advise steering clear of them. Success is not impossible, but to even set foot in the ring you must put in hours of due diligence and overcome myriad obstacles,
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The $3 Billion Foreclosure Payday
During the last housing slump, Paulson was a foreclosure investor, buying two distressed properties; a New York apartment and a large home in the Hampton on Long Island. Meanwhile, Wall Street had started a new trading index to bet for or against subprime mortgages, called the ABX, which reflect the value of a pool of subprime mortgages made over a six month period. And things are looking even You may not know who John Paulson is, but you soon will. Last year, Paulson made $3 billion betting on foreclosures .
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures up 13 percent in February
Thats a foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure for every 986 U.S. foreclosure rate has moved higher, and it’s the second straight month new foreclosures have topped 100,000. In addition, bank-owned properties accounted for 39 percent of the total number, which is a higher percentage than usual and indicates that fewer homeowners in default have been able to stop the foreclosure process by selling or refinancing during pre-foreclosure." Georgia reported the nations highest foreclosure rate for the second RealtyTrac released our February 2006 foreclosure numbers today, and they show U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Subprime Market Sinking Further Into the Abyss
The latest developments in the subprime lending market should have the entire real estate industry up in arms (figuratively and literally). The latest victim of its own success is New Century Financial Inc. As a result, the lender’s stock on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol = NEW) plummeted almost 70 percent. The problem has gone far beyond the $1 trillion worth of so-called “exotic” adjustable rate loans resetting in each of the next two years. Borrowers began feeling the effects of those resets during the second half of 2006.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Home Prices Fall Deeper Into the Abyss
Home prices in its original composite 10 metro areas fell to a new record low, down 16.9 Washington, Los Angeles, New York and Miami are highlighted in a S&P press release as the best performing markets overall since January 2000. ldquo;The overall real estate market continued to slide in May, with the 10-City and 20-City Composites declining by 1.0 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 .
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Bank-Repossession Beat Continues in March
The year-over-year increase in bank repossessions was even more dramatic in some states: 619 percent in Arizona; 597 percent in New York; 557 percent in California; and 464 percent in Florida. View full March report. Posted 04-15-2008 2:00 AM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures , Foreclosure Auctions , Bank-Owned/REOs , Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends Comments
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fed's Latest Moves No Real Surprise
rdquo; The New York Times commented today that the decision to keep the key rate where it is clearly demonstrates the Fed’s limited ability to solve a problem involving the nation’s housing and mortgage markets. Good news for wannabe homeowners looking for discounted properties, and a great time to be a real estate investor in most parts of the country. Posted 09-17-2008 4:20 PM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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