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Don't Dump Investors
After all, its in our national interest to protect investors — unless, of course, theyre folks who merely bought a house or two. Why is someone who invests in real estate a “speculator” while corporations that lose billions of dollars hedging mortgage-based securities can count on the Federal Reserve to reduce short-term interest rates to bail them out? Because when buyers look at recent home sales they do not distinguish between homes sold Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to bailing out giant banks,
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. They are the largest buyers of U.S. There is no competitor Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G. Miller Its been a rough year for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplace. It’s going to make short sales more appealing to investors.” Another claims that developing a series of “systems” in your business is the key to success. A third warns that accurate data and timely information is essential to survive.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Forecasters Change Housing Estimates for '07/'08
The nation’s housing market is not cooperating the way analysts at the A. Likewise, housing starts are forecasted to drop from their recent high in 2006 at 1.8 The worst of the downward national housing price spiral is not over,” said economist and Chapman President James Doti in a press release distributed Tuesday . “Our Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., had hoped it would.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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2007: Housing Slowdown Good for Foreclosures
housing market into a full tailspin, according to forecasters at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. That means 2007 should be a good year for anyone involved in the foreclosure sector of the market — whether they are real estate agents, potential home buyers or real estate investors. Some highlights of the Chapman forecast: The sky isn’t falling, but housing prices are projected to decline 2.2 Housing starts are expected to remain down in many parts of the The cooling real estate sector will continue to plague the national economy next year, but enough positive economic fundamentals remain in place to counteract forces threatening to push the U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Betting Everything on the House: 3 Risky Loans to Avoid
Falling prices, sluggish sales and risky loans that let borrowers pile up debt faster than they can pay it off could put more homeowners out of their houses this year than at any other time this decade. The loan then readjusts periodically in tandem with often volatile short-term interest rates. Buyers who intend to own a home for a short time, or can handle higher payments Yet many homeowners — particularly in California, Florida and Colorado — are still purchasing or refinancing their mortgages with “exotic” loans that may keep their monthly payments low now, but when these gimmicky loans “reset” upward borrowers could lose their homes if they haven’t planned for an increased monthly mortgage payment.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Avoid Foreclosure Before it Starts at RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Stumbling Subprimes Spell Opportunity
It’s a downward spiral that threatens to suck down the entire housing market. And there’s something in it for the investors and buyers also. They buy low with the knowledge they can rent in the short term and sell high when the market recovers. Many investors and buyers are eyeing the market, not sure if now is the right time to enter. The subprime mortgage industry is stumbling under a heavy burden of defaults, watching profits dwindle as lenders are forced to buy back loans that have turned sour. This bottom-line reality is forcing many lenders to tighten their
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: Cleveland, Ohio
Other sellers are really the relocation companies or the banks backing a short sale. If you don’t, other savvy buyers will jump in and grab it. SELL: Believe it or not there are solid buyers out there looking to buy and there are not a lot of very good choices. Your house could be the gem among very tired listings WATCH: Here in Cleveland, watch the market for the best deals! Some sellers are against the wall and will sell well under market value.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Stop Home Foreclosure
How to Sell Your House Quickly When Facing Foreclosure By LaTonya S. This is called a short sale. You must also be able to close on the sale of your house within one to two months. (Note: For example, if you owe $180,000 on your existing home loan, then the house must sell for a minimum of $126,000. Johnson If you are currently in foreclosure, strongly consider selling your property as a backup plan. The object is to pay off all debt and expenses, walk away without a foreclosure or bankruptcy on your credit history
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Where to find the best deals on foreclosures
It’s important for buyers and investors who are interested in the foreclosures market to carefully evaluate local market conditions before diving into foreclosures in any given area. Foreclosure markets most favorable to buyers and investors According to data from the RealtyTrac database, homebuyers and investors realized average savings over the past seven months of more than 40 percent on foreclosure purchases in Ohio and average savings of more than 30 percent on foreclosure purchases in Indiana , Tennessee , Georgia and Texas . Our analysis of nationwide foreclosure property sales in the last seven months shows that while some areas of the country documented a plethora of properties in foreclosure and big savings on foreclosure purchases, other areas reported relatively low foreclosure inventories and smaller average savings on foreclosure purchases.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: South Carolina
There is an immense amount of short sale activity going on. We are in an area — known as the Grand Strand — that is a tourist town, popular with second home buyers and investors. am referring to the investors who over-extended themselves with speculation, the second home buyers who bought more than they could afford, and the buyers who were talked into adjustable rate mortgages (ARM) loans so they could buy more home than they could afford. A lot of foreclosures here in South Carolina are also manufactured We are seeing more and more foreclosures come onto the market at this time here in South Carolina.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fed, World's Banks Pull Off Global Rate Reduction
In an unprecedented move aimed at quelling the mounting tidal wave of unrest affecting the world’s economies and investors, the Federal Reserve, in partnership with other central banks around the world, pulled off a coordinated reduction of short-term interest rates Wednesday. rdquo; In fact, during that speech Bernanke made it clear that the housing market was a key factor in that outlook. “Economic activity had shown signs of decelerating even before the recent upsurge in financial-market tensions. Citing the recent intensification of the global financial crisis even while inflationary pressures are starting to moderate somewhat, the Fed, along with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank, all announced rate reductions.
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- Thursday, December 18, 2008
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