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” … — the mini-mortgage — $30,000, $20,000 and less. These mortgages, for house shoppers who find a great bargain, are slowly joining the pipeline. Many lenders don’t offer them. “
When Is It Cheaper to Ditch a Home Than Pay?
” Foreclosures arent only due to homeowners facing a cash crunch. One out of four defaults on mortgage loans is strategic, a new study says, due to a mortgages value exceeding the value of a house even if the homeowner can afford to pay.”
Lennar 2Q Loss Widens On Higher Write-Downs; Revenue Off 21%
“Lennar Corp.’s (LEN) fiscal second-quarter loss widened on increased write- downs and charges as revenue continued to fall, though by a lesser amount that many other home builders.”
Bailout Tracker: TARP, TIP, PPIP and TALF
“Nice interactive graphic from WSJ showing a breakdown of the funds funneling cash into large banks via all manner of Treasury and Federal Reserve programs, including”
“Unfortunately for the green shoots crowd, the trend in residential real estate continues its downward spiral”
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How I Started Investing In Real Estate src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> In September 2000 i caught the flu and while I was probably well enough to go to work, I decided to take a week off and relax. I spent a whole week sitting in Barnes and Nobles reading all sorts of business and investing books. That week I...... - Nearly 50 Percent of U.S. Homeowners with a Mortgage will be Underwater in 2011 According to Deutsche Bank's research, nearly 50 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage will be underwater by 2011. Pretty scary stuff considering 66% of American's (or 51.6 million people) have a mortgage on their home. And you would think we would have this problem solved considering the stock market......
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The Mortgage Crisis and Investments in Real Estate According to regional and state real estate analysts, the factors which previously fueled the housing boom of the last few years are easy to explain. The factors that fueled this boom in the real instate industry ranged significantly, including: - Interest rates that were historically low. - Flight-Risk Safety Investments...... -
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