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Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected July 31, 2009, Associated Press WASHINGTON – The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that...( read more )
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Foreclosure Pulse
- Friday, July 31, 2009
How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
billion for the “deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutuals banking operations.” lot of loan servicers, accountants and attorneys are going to be working nights and weekends to get the work done.” As an example, the surprise in the WAMU deal was not the high default rates for subprime or option ARMs, rather it was the huge losses associated with home equity lending. 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
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
percent of all loans outstanding according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. In a remarkable advocacy ad in The Washington Post , ING said “we believe that lending institutions should share responsibility No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected July 31, 2009, Associated Press WASHINGTON – The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that...( read more )
...Tags: Tags: FHA unemployment defaults
Foreclosure Pulse
- Friday, July 31, 2009
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Screech from "Saved by the Bell" in Foreclosure
The Associated Press is reporting that actor Dustin Diamond from televisions "Saved by the Bell" is selling T-shirts to help bail his home out of foreclosure. "Diamond, 29, is trying to sell nearly 30,000 shirts – at $15 or $20 (autographed) each – to supplement the income he makes as a standup comic so he doesn’t have to move from his Port Washington home, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee." This is different from your typical foreclosur e because it doesnt involve a lender foreclosing on a defaulted loan; it involves a landowner foreclosing on a land contract, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel .
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- 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. Even though prices are up, home sales volume is down dramatically -- just ask the National Association of Realtors -- homeowners are not refinancing anywhere near the levels seen even just a year ago, and the number of new homes under construction is declining as is building permits. 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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Realtors '07 Forecast Looks Promising for Future Foreclosure Activity
At Wednesday’s Opening Session of California Realtor EXPO 2006, Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, presented her housing forecast for next year , calling for the state’s median home price to drop for the first time in 10 years and the pace of home sales to continue to decrease. The expectations of the California Realtors is less bleak than a new housing report, "Housing at the Tipping Point," released this month by Moody’s Economy.com that predicts sharp declines, some nearing 20 percent in many metropolitan areas of California, Arizona,
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Subprime meltdown means jump in foreclosures
And Doug Duncan, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington, told Bloomberg News that more than 100 other lenders will go out of business this year. Panic is spreading in the U.S. subprime mortgage market after the bankruptcy of at least 20 lenders in the last two months, triggering a mass liquidation of securities on Wall Street and an avalanche of foreclosure activity on Main Street.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. As the Associated Press reported Tuesday morning, this latest report by the Case-Shiller index, which tracks prices of single-family homes in 10 metropolitan areas around the country, suggests that prices have either been “growing more slowing or declining for 19 consecutive months.” When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Wachovia Changes The Lending Game
More significantly — and unlike Wachovia’s competitors — it’s making it easier for borrowers to dump option-ARMs by waiving the prepayment penalties routinely associated with such loans. “Effectively immediately,” says the company, “Wachovia is waiving all prepayment fees associated with its Pick-A-Pay mortgage to allow customers complete flexibility in their home financing decisions. If that happens, the Wachovia plan may well be responsible for saving tens of thousands of families from foreclosure.” Washington On Capitol Hill, both the House and the Senate have passed
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
Usually you would look at the fees and charges associated with the HOPE program and think, well, yuck. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing During the past few months there has been a huge debate in Washington regarding how to assist those with toxic loans, assuming they should get any assistance at all. In June the headline from a Mortgage Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
billion for the “deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutuals banking operations.” lot of loan servicers, accountants and attorneys are going to be working nights and weekends to get the work done.” As an example, the surprise in the WAMU deal was not the high default rates for subprime or option ARMs, rather it was the huge losses associated with home equity lending. 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
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
percent of all loans outstanding according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. In a remarkable advocacy ad in The Washington Post , ING said “we believe that lending institutions should share responsibility No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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