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Don't Dump Investors
These efforts are to help American families who both want to and can, through a loan modification or re-financing, stay in their homes.” Its not the governments job to bail out speculators, or those who made the decision to buy a home they knew they could never afford.” Because investor properties lost to foreclosure will continue to flood the market, driving down all home values. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock brokerages theres no shortage
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Government Goes After Loan Officers
The result is that fees and commissions earned during the past few years have been virtually untouched, even as substantial numbers of lenders, investors and borrowers have failed. In August 2006, Steven Krystofiak, President of the Mortgage Brokers Association for Responsible Lending , testified before the Federal Reserve and said his group compared the income figures for 100 stated-income loans against borrower tax returns. Ninety percent of the stated-income loan applications showed earnings that were exaggerated by at least 5 percent. Sixty percent of the stated amounts were
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
number of lenders have maintained traditional underwriting standards and mortgage offerings. Of this number 328 (.41 percent of all loans outstanding according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Loans can be brought current and homes can be sold or refinanced to avoid foreclosure. 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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Stop Home Foreclosure
The "as is” appraised value and the sale price should be least 70 percent to 80 percent of the unpaid principal balance of the home. For example, if you owe $180,000 on your existing home loan, then the house must sell for a minimum of $126,000. There are three steps that must be taken in order to successfully sell your home quickly. How to Sell Your House Quickly When Facing Foreclosure By LaTonya S. Johnson If you are currently in foreclosure, strongly consider selling your property as a backup plan.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
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 the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today. Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, in a press release issued to announce the numbers. "Little Prices in those metro areas were down 19.5 percent from their peak in July 2006. "There
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade. At the Auction! According to the National Auctioneers Association, the fastest growing sector of the $257.2 Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Florida Homeowners Overconfident Despite Foreclosures?
Results of a new study released last week by Attorneys Title Insurance Fund (The Fund) suggests that Florida homeowners are feeling pretty good nowadays about the value of their homes and the potential for those values to rise further in the future. Their least concern: falling victim to mortgage fraud -- even though the survey says that Florida is the top state in the nation for such fraud (something that is, unfortunately, always associated with real estate investors working in the foreclosure arena). Their biggest concern: being hit by a hurricane. Between those two extremes,
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac, said a jump in foreclosures at a time of year that traditionally is the busiest for home sales means the slide in prices probably isn't over. “Such strong activity in the midst of the typical spring buying season could foreshadow even higher foreclosure levels later in the year,” said Saccacio. “Certainly U.S. foreclosure filings surged 90 percent in May from a year earlier as more
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Waning Confidence a Concern That May Help Foreclosures
If housing prices plummeted like they did back in the early 1990s, the loan-to-value ratio on many mortgages might force homeowners into foreclosure, providing new opportunities for real estate investors, speculators, real estate agents and anyone looking to buy a home from the foreclosure pipeline. Results of the most recent member survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders shows the level of builder confidence in the nation’s housing market at its lowest point since 1995. Economics 401 – Effects of a housing ‘slump’? When James L. Doti, president
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Dis-ARMament Aimed to Curb Foreclosures
These loans are what many in the banking and real estate industries say have helped home buyers get into their first home or purchase more home than they otherwise could afford using more conventional mortgage products. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) lauded the new consumer education efforts put forth by the government, but cautioned regulators not to restrict innovation in the mortgage lending sector. Will the clamp down on underwriting possibly shrink the number of foreclosures? Concerned about the fallout from rising mortgage delinquency rates and foreclosures around the country, the federal government recently stepped into the fray, issuing new tighter guidelines aimed at dealing with so-called “exotic” adjustable-rate mortgages.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
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. Still, this new loan may be a viable alternative to home buyers who may soon be finding themselves in trouble with the popular interest-only and option adjustable-rate mortgages -- especially if the Fed ups the interest rates more this year due to increased fears of inflation.stemming from higher energy costs and low unemployment. 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.
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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 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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