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False Housing Bottom

Ed Ross — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Everyone is awaiting the miracle signal of a housing bottom. False media-hyped-market-predictions are certain to play an important role in each of our lives. Listed below are a few of the recent indicators that present opportunities for newscasters to call a market improvement or decline. May annualized sales pace of home resales expected by NAR are [...]

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False Housing Bottom

Foreclosures and Bank Profits

Ian Wyatt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:00 +0000

A lot has gone right for the banks lately. Changes to accounting rules have allowed them enough breathing room to operate. Mortgage loan modifications have brought in fees. And trading activities have even helped some banks to boost profits. Still, I believe there's another banking shoe to drop.

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Foreclosures and Bank Profits

Three NEW FICO Credit Scores Hit the Market

Chris Wise — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:30:00 +0000

The Fair Isaac Company have announced that they will be releasing three new credit scores based on their new FICO 08 model.

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Three NEW FICO Credit Scores Hit the Market

Going Broke with Real Estate Education

Marco Santarelli — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0000

You've heard it all before: "YOU can become rich with real estate!" "Live the life you want with real estate!" "Come to my seminar on how to make money from real estate!"

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Going Broke with Real Estate Education

Foreclosures Rise 18%

HousingPredictor.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

The epidemic of foreclosures is rising, according to newly released figures from RealtyTrac, despite a slight slowdown in activity during the month of May. Year over year foreclosures rose 18%. Foreclosure filings, including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions were reported on 321,480 properties during the month, a decrease of 6% from April. The drop [...]

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Foreclosures Rise 18%

Advantages of Real Estate

Marco Santarelli — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Real estate is a rare investment vehicle. It provides people with a place to live while working as an investment. What's more, this investment offers a very powerful wealth building combination of returns.

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Advantages of Real Estate

Can Government Solve the Foreclosure Problem?

William Bronchick, Esq. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Foreclosures are up nationwide, and will continue to rise as prices continue to go down in many markets. For some, the problem is painful. Ask the guy down the block from you whose house is in foreclosure.

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Can Government Solve the Foreclosure Problem?

Investing in a Real Estate Syndicate

Marco Santarelli — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000

The syndication process is simply the aggregation of capital from a group of investors to acquire property. Real estate syndications are seeing new popularity as real estate is increasingly viewed as a fourth asset class in addition to stocks, bonds and cash. Real estate investment trust (REITs), many of which have dividend returns of 6 percent or [...]

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Investing in a Real Estate Syndicate

Grow Your Real Estate Business With Independent Contractors

Diane Kennedy CPA — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:10:00 +0000

There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of strategies that we

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Grow Your Real Estate Business With Independent Contractors

Existing Homes Sales Rise, While Mortgage Applications Fall

Marco Santarelli — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:36:00 +0000

Existing Homes Sales Rise, While Mortgage Applications Fall

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Existing Homes Sales Rise, While Mortgage Applications Fall

How to Keep a Positive Perspective in a Negative Market

Marco Santarelli — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:00:00 +0000

I am sure you

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How to Keep a Positive Perspective in a Negative Market

Greenspan Chimes In on Bank Stress Tests

Ian Wyatt — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:39:42 +0000

One of the architect’s of the financial crisis issued a warning that banks still have unfunded liabilities that were not properly accounted for by the Treasury Department’s “stress tests.” Yesterday evening, Alan Greenspan also said that “…until the price of homes flattens out we still have a very serious potential mortgage crisis.” Lest we forget, it was [...]

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Greenspan Chimes In on Bank Stress Tests

Total Housing Starts Dive 12.8% in April to Record Lows

Alison Rice — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:15:00 +0000

Housing starts dived downward in April, falling 12.8% compared to the previous month, to a new record low and a seasonally adjusted level of 458,000, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On an annual basis, that qualifies as a 50.2% drop.

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Total Housing Starts Dive 12.8% in April to Record Lows

Ten Tips for a Rock Solid Agreement

Diane Kennedy CPA — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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Ten Tips for a Rock Solid Agreement

Bank Stress Tests are Now a Joke

Ian Wyatt — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:00:00 +0000

The stress tests are supposed to establish a bank's viability if the economy gets worse. But apparently the worst-case scenarios that underpin the stress test are nowhere near worst-case.

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Bank Stress Tests are Now a Joke