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Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapse the result would be the wholesale destruction of the national mortgage system; a virtual halt to home sales because few local mortgages would be available; soaring interest rates because few loans would be available and a level of losses throughout the economy unseen since the Great Depression. Back then I said "the time has come for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to end their quasi-government status and join the rest of the risk-taking and tax-paying mortgage buyers who populate the private sector. "However, the march to privatization should not be
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
Fitch Ratings says in a just-issued report that option ARMs worth $200 billion are now outstanding. For instance, to reduce down payment requirements borrowers could buy with "piggyback" financing, deals with a first loan equal to 80 percent of the purchase price and a second loan equal to 10 percent, 15 percent and even 20 percent of the sale value. report by Credit Suisse showed that 49 percent of all ALT-A mortgages -- the loan category that includes option ARMs -- were made Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
March Goes Out Like a Lamb
Whichever way you choose to view it, the good news is that the national foreclosure rate dropped by 13% in March, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Report, which was issued earlier today. See the full report on the RealtyTrac website at http://www.realtytrac.com/news/press/pressRelease.asp?PressReleaseID=100 A glimmer of hope or the calm before the storm? PressReleaseID=100 .
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Activity Up 7 Percent in March
With 149,150 foreclosure filings reported nationwide in March, U.S. foreclosure activity was up 7 percent from the previous month and 47 percent from a year ago, according to RealtyTracs foreclosure market report that was released yesterday. The March total — which includes default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — was the highest monthly total since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005 and resulted in a foreclosure rate of one foreclosure filing for every households. Nevada documented the highest state foreclosure
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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March Goes Out Like a Lamb
Whichever way you choose to view it, the good news is that the national foreclosure rate dropped by 13% in March, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Report, which was issued earlier today. See the full report on the RealtyTrac website at http://www.realtytrac.com/news/press/pressRelease.asp?PressReleaseID=100 A glimmer of hope or the calm before the storm? PressReleaseID=100 .
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Bank-Repossession Beat Continues in March
foreclosure activity registered at more than 50 percent above the level it was at a year ago, according to the March RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report . And for the second month in a row, the number of bank repossessions, or REOs, was up more than 100 percent year over year. The implication: while significantly more homeowners are falling into foreclosure, there is an even bigger increase in the number of homeowners already in For the third month in a row U.S. In the latter case, the homeowner offers to convey ownership of the property to the foreclosing lender.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Too Soon For a Comeback
Even the National Association of Realtors, which has come out with its latest report documenting a two percent decline in existing home sales for March 2008, down 19.3 percent from March 2007, can’t be certain. The NAR tried to be positive about the nation’s situation earlier this month in stating that, “Existing home sales could start to show a sustained increase within the At present it does not appear that there is enough evidence yet to declare that a market comeback is in the offing. The bottom line is that no one can say anything with 100 percent certainty
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosures Take a Spring Break
Foreclosure activity dipped 1 percent in April after hitting a two-year high in March, but foreclosure filings were still up 62 percent from April 2006, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released today. total of 147,708 foreclosure filings, which include default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions, were reported during the month, a foreclosure rate A households. Nevada documented the highest state foreclosure rate for the fourth month in a row, with one foreclosure filing for every 232 households — more than three
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: Las Vegas
Shari Springer Springer Realty The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported May 6 that 1,794 single-family homes were sold in April, a 21.4 percent jump over the 1,478 homes sold in March. The sales are 29.9 percent higher than April 2007. Properties owned by banks and other lenders are accounting for more than half of all the homes sold each month.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Exclusive Interview with Dave Webb of Hudson & Marshall
In April, Foreclosure News Report will spotlight the fast-growing foreclosure auction market and cover other hot foreclosure issues. One of the experts interviewed for the Foreclosure News Report story was Dave Webb, principal of Hudson & Marshall, a major auction firm in Dallas, Texas. think it’s a good time to buy bank-owned foreclosures.” You have some auctions coming up soon, tell us about it? “I’ve got nearly As foreclosures continue to mushroom, lenders are increasingly turning to the auction block to sell foreclosure properties. Webb believes now is
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Clear Signs That It's Not Over Yet
Being realistic for the moment, for those of you who like to follow market trends, how about these: • Home prices in 17 out of 20 MSAs posted record low declines in February • The number of vacant homes in this country have hit a record high • Consumer confidence fell sharply in March • Home sales volume in the largest real estate market in the country was down significantly for March And it’s only Tuesday! Check out the reports for yourself (see the links above). The downward spiral that has sent this nation’s real estate market reeling out of control is far from over yet.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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A Small Silver Lining in Q1 Foreclosure Storm
While foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2008 was up on a year-over-year basis in 90 percent of the nations 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to the RealtyTrac Q1 report issued today, there were a few notable exceptions that could prove to be a harbinger of hope for the nations battered housing market. The Detroit Free Press reported that "Detroit home sales shot up 30.8% On the other hand, those exceptions could just turn out to be a source of false hope, perpetuated in part by short-term foreclosure solutions that are about as effective as a five-gallon bailing bucket on the sinking Titanic.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
When reports of telltale economic indicators are released, if Wall Street perceives them as bad, the market takes an immediate tumble. But when the indicators reported come is as expected, the reaction is generally good and we see an uptick in market activity. Four real estate industry related reports have already been released this week, and Wall Street has reacted. When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. So it is with real estate.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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