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Don't Dump Investors
It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. Blinder, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, could not be more clear: He suggests that the government should develop a federal program to buy out mortgages from lenders, just as it did during the Depression — to “refinance only owner-occupied residences. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Government Goes After Loan Officers
That said, whats plain is that the SEC has opened a new front in the mortgage responsibility debate. Interstate Commerce At first it may seem odd that mortgages are a federal matter since loans are secured by real estate and nothing is more local than dirt. But both real estate and mortgages have been considered within the stream of interstate commerce for decades. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. Miller One of the most galling aspects of the mortgage meltdown is the sense that folks who
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
But the real story with foreclosures is different: The fact that a loan is delinquent does not mean foreclosure is sure to follow. Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac doesn’t buy jumbos, mortgages with loan amounts above the “conventional” mortgage loan limit of $729,750 this year. Volatile real estate markets such as today support such prudence.” Even with such caution, Higgins says “still we aren’t protected in every instance where values can drop even No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller The news from
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
How Can I Buy HUD Home Foreclosures? Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Government properties. Almost anyone can qualify to buy a home owned by the U.S. HUD now has become the owner of the real estate. More than 1 million total properties including For Sale by Owner, HUD Home Foreclosures, Resale, and Home Auctions! Almost anyone can qualify... Department of Housing
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? have access to credit have fat cash reserves aren't already over-exposed in real estate have a secure job or income stream expect to hold the property for at least two years" But be forewarned, prices are expected to fall further, and will take awhile to rebound, according to many economists. "I We'd like to hear from you when and if you plan to step in and start buying. Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fed Plays a Delicate Balancing Game With Rate Cut
The problem is, many industry analysts are starting to come around to the idea that this “correction” may not bottom out until either year’s end 2008 or sometime in 2009. Home builders giving out automobiles as incentives to buy a new home. The increase in public real estate auctions. In a move aimed at quelling fears of a looming recession, the Federal Open Market Committee took the country’s teetering monetary affairs seriously two weeks ago and lowered the short term federal funds rate another quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 percent.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Don't Dump Investors
It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. Blinder, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, could not be more clear: He suggests that the government should develop a federal program to buy out mortgages from lenders, just as it did during the Depression — to “refinance only owner-occupied residences. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller When it comes to
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Welcome to the Foreclosure Pulse weblog!
Foreclosure Pulse is brought to you by RealtyTrac , the leading marketplace of pre-foreclosure and foreclosure data nationwide, and was created primarily so that those of you in the trenches of buying, selling or investing in real estate have a place where you can find out the latest foreclosure trends and comment or ask questions based on your experiences. In addition, we want this blog to develop into a community where you can connect and share ideas with others interested in the foreclosures market. Posted 03-17-2006 5:19 PM by
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Mortgage Loans - Estimating the Costs Involved - RealtyTrac
For anyone seriously considering buying a property and making the commitment to years of monthly mortgage payments on a home, use of financial calculators is key to determining the overall affordability of the property and the likelihood that the buyer or investor can stay on top of the mortgage payments. Free online financial calculators are available on real estate sites such as RealtyTrac. Foreclosure Mortgage Loans: Estimating the Costs Involved Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Bank-Owned properties.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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The Trickle Down Effecting High-Tech
People who bit off more than they could swallow in the last upswing of the real estate market now can’t afford to pay their readjusting mortgages, or their credit card debt, or higher prices on gas and food. We’d be interested to hear your comments on how this trickle-down effect is impacting the market where you live and work, and the ability of homeowners to keep their homes. Posted 05-02-2008 8:00 AM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective, SW Florida
With real estate prices moving downward and more affordability coming back into our market it now makes since for young professionals to make the move from the cold and down to 85 degree weather in February. Move forward two years and that is where we are today, when a young professional who might only make “starter pay” can now move to our area and buy a three bedroom, two bath home under $90,000 they can make since of their payment. I was talking with a group of teachers the other day and for the first time in a few years I didn't hear them say "We can't afford to take this position in Southwest Florida".
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
If the refinancing program was limited to half of the homeowners who will probably lose their homes to foreclosure, Uncle Sam would need to provide loans worth $220 billion. "(Another) alternative idea works like this: Instead of replacing loans, give lenders an amount equal to 15 percent of the mortgage principal in exchange for concessions. What do you think? Posted 09-29-2008 1:50 PM by darenb Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trends
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: Cape Coral, Fla.
Your comments, questions and feedback are welcome. Gloria Tate Raso Realty, Inc. I work with buyers in my area; new jargon and issues are making buying a home more difficult than ever before. It is like being at an auction, but you don’t see any of the competition and you have no idea if you are bidding against the listing agent and or listing office, or how high you should bid. Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of guest blog posts from members of the RealtyTrac Agent Network . The agents will be sharing their insights about what is happening on the
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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