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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
The sooner we get to the level that average renters income can afford a house mortgage, the earlier the economy will stabilize. For example you see Bank of America adopting a massive, systematic loan modification program. believe the new homeowners will be more responsible than the current homeowners because their mortgages are more affordable, as a result of lower house price, and they have been saving for so long to come to a better financial Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves. Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Tauting the lower monthly payments the new product offers will appeal to first-time buyers, consumers in high-cost markets, real estate investors and buyers on a fixed income, the companys press release also warns that equity will build up more slowly as a result of the lower payments and a lot more total interest will be paid over the extra 10 years.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Not Enough Rope in Administration's Lifeline' Program
The Administration has encouraged six of the nation’s largest lenders — Bank of America, Citigroup, Countrywide Financial Corp., Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo & Co. — which are responsible for almost 50 percent of all mortgages in this country, to throw at least a bone to as many homeowners facing foreclosure as possible. Just a few short months ago President Bush stood in front of the press and swore that it was not the federal government’s job to bail out either lenders who made bad loans or speculative homebuyers who purchased more home than they could rightly afford utilizing the so-called “exotic” or “liar loans” popularized over the past few years.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • 40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
    Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves. Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Tauting the lower monthly payments the new product offers will appeal to first-time buyers, consumers in high-cost markets, real estate investors and buyers on a fixed income, the companys press release also warns that equity will build up more slowly as a result of the lower payments and a lot more total interest will be paid over the extra 10 years.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Not Enough Rope in Administration's Lifeline' Program
    The Administration has encouraged six of the nation’s largest lenders — Bank of America, Citigroup, Countrywide Financial Corp., Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo & Co. — which are responsible for almost 50 percent of all mortgages in this country, to throw at least a bone to as many homeowners facing foreclosure as possible. Just a few short months ago President Bush stood in front of the press and swore that it was not the federal government’s job to bail out either lenders who made bad loans or speculative homebuyers who purchased more home than they could rightly afford utilizing the so-called “exotic” or “liar loans” popularized over the past few years.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    The sooner we get to the level that average renters income can afford a house mortgage, the earlier the economy will stabilize. For example you see Bank of America adopting a massive, systematic loan modification program. believe the new homeowners will be more responsible than the current homeowners because their mortgages are more affordable, as a result of lower house price, and they have been saving for so long to come to a better financial Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE