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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
Now the immunity enjoyed by lenders may be at an end. new and surprising player is looking at failed mortgages, and looking in a way which may suggest that many loan officers will have to pay up. Most investors who bought these securities,” says the SEC, “lacked the cash or income to do so, but were urged by their brokers to raise the money to pay for the purchases and the monthly payments required for these products by refinancing their fixed-rate mortgages into subprime adjustable-rate negative amortization mortgages.” The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
Lastly, we have the real attraction of option ARMs, the option payment itself, a payment which is insufficient to even pay off the monthly interest cost. Because Fitch says that a 40-year loan term represented 4 percent of all option ARMs in 2004 -- but 38 percent by 2007. A loan with four payment options may seem fairly understandable, but in the real world a lot of borrowers did not take out option ARMs because they wanted to make fully-amortizing payments. Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller
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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. Lucier, a Tampa Bay real estate investor and author of The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor’s Kit . “That’s 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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Short Sales for Real Estate Agents - RealtyTrac
Short Sales for Real Estate Agents Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Every time the real estate cycle takes a dive two types of real estate agents seem to emerge: the traditionalist who is satisfied working the business the way it’s always been done; and the progressive who believes that being creative and accepting change is an important factor for remaining in the home buying game. Don’t Sell Yourself Short Which
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How a Short Sale Can Stop Foreclosure, Short Selling Bank Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Tips for Buying Short Sales from the Lender
With more and more sellers unloading their homes for less than what they owe on their mortgages, now is a good time for investors to start negotiating “short sales” with lenders . Real estate investors can find good deals as long as you are aware of the extra time and work required to make it happen. Next, when you talk with the lender's loss mitigator, you'll want Your chances of success with the seller's mortgage lender improve if your communication with them is organized and complete. Your first contact with the lender's “loss mitigation department”
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Lucier , means more struggling borrowers will consider selling their homes to investors through short sales. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Obtaining a Foreclosure List
Their comprehensive nationwide foreclosure lists contain complete, updated and enhanced information on the available foreclosure properties currently for sale. Information like list price, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, property size, photos, and sometimes even high-tech mapping are included. Why Free Foreclosure Lists May Be Risky Finding a foreclosure list that homebuyers and real estate investors can depend on can be really challenging. Obtaining a Foreclosure List Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Obtaining an up-to-date foreclosure list thats reliable can now be done fast and easy with internet access.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Bank-Owned Properties and REO Frequently Asked Questions - RealtyTrac
REO is an acronym for real estate owned and is industry jargon for foreclosure property repossessed by banks or lenders. Some lenders post bank-owned real estate lists on their websites. The challenge for real estate investors is to reach the person who can make the decision to sell the bank-owned REO property. Bank-Owned Properties and REO (FAQ) Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial What is an REO? If a lender or bank is the highest bidder a foreclosure auction — or if no third party bids at the auction — the property reverts back
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
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. 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.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
More than 1 million total properties including For Sale by Owner, HUD Home Foreclosures, Resale, and Home Auctions! Almost anyone can qualify... HUD now has become the owner of the real estate. 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.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosures: the Coming California Crash?
California foreclosure investors now have an opportunity to tap the knowledge of a 25-year real estate investing veteran who correctly predicted the last two major swings in the California real estate market and is on the verge of correctly predicting another. “Bruce Bruce Norris was dead right” about home prices in California doubling in the early 2000s after hitting bottom in 1997, said Michael Carney, Director of the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California. Carney went on to say that he thinks Norris’ latest prediction, made in early 2006, that foreclosures will soar and home prices will plummet in the next few years is also likely to be correct.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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