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How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
At first it might seem that such a question has little to do with the current mortgage crisis, but actually its at the center of the recent legislation that authorizes the Treasury Department to pay out $700 billion in taxpayer money for financial paper of questionable value. In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller    Long ago there was a song which asked the magic question, how much for that doggie in the window?
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
million homes are likely to be in the "process of foreclosure" during the coming 12 to 18 months. If a typical home has an average sale price of about $220,000 (many homes now facing foreclosure were financed several years ago with two loans, thus first loans are often significantly less than current market values), and if the average mortgage is $176,000 (80 percent of market values) then the total value of such mortgages would be $440 billion. If the Peter Miller, author of the Common-Sense Mortgage, has offered up some alternatives to the proposed $700 billion bailout plan.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Federal Lifeline DOA for Most People
As Bush so aptly put it last year, it is NOT the federal government’s job to bail out people who bought a home they could not afford and had no business purchasing in the first place. They would not be the first people in America stuck in that situation. rdquo; In this particular case, mom and dad not only bought a home, but then they loaded up with substantial credit card debt After listening to NBC Senior Correspondent Lisa Myers’ story on The Today Show last week, I am more convinced than ever that, as the old saying goes, people want their cake and to eat it too!
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Federal Lifeline DOA for Most People
    As Bush so aptly put it last year, it is NOT the federal government’s job to bail out people who bought a home they could not afford and had no business purchasing in the first place. They would not be the first people in America stuck in that situation. rdquo; In this particular case, mom and dad not only bought a home, but then they loaded up with substantial credit card debt After listening to NBC Senior Correspondent Lisa Myers’ story on The Today Show last week, I am more convinced than ever that, as the old saying goes, people want their cake and to eat it too!
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
    At first it might seem that such a question has little to do with the current mortgage crisis, but actually its at the center of the recent legislation that authorizes the Treasury Department to pay out $700 billion in taxpayer money for financial paper of questionable value. In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller    Long ago there was a song which asked the magic question, how much for that doggie in the window?
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
    million homes are likely to be in the "process of foreclosure" during the coming 12 to 18 months. If a typical home has an average sale price of about $220,000 (many homes now facing foreclosure were financed several years ago with two loans, thus first loans are often significantly less than current market values), and if the average mortgage is $176,000 (80 percent of market values) then the total value of such mortgages would be $440 billion. If the Peter Miller, author of the Common-Sense Mortgage, has offered up some alternatives to the proposed $700 billion bailout plan.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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