Posts Tagged ‘Investors’
Housing Demand Defies Fundamentals
Anyone with any cash in hand should be buying a house right now. That’s what any real estate agent will tell you, obviously, but that’s also what many investors now believe. Unfortunately, the potential home-buying public…isn’t buying it.
US Treasury Forcing Mortgage Principal Forgiveness
Late Friday the U.S. Treasury Department announced a major expansion of its Home Affordable Modification Program. Now taxpayers will pony up the cash, as Treasury is tripling the financial incentives to lenders and opening the program up to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and investors in rental properties.
US Treasury Forcing Mortgage Principal Forgiveness
Late Friday the U.S. Treasury Department announced a major expansion of its Home Affordable Modification Program. Now taxpayers will pony up the cash, as Treasury is tripling the financial incentives to lenders and opening the program up to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and investors in rental properties.
Foreclosure Investors are Double-Edged Sword
The best and most expeditious way to clear the vast inventory of foreclosed properties weighing down today’s housing market is to get more investors in and sell them these properties at bulk discounts.
Government Set to Sell Foreclosures in Bulk
The Obama Administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are very close to announcing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk to investors as rentals, according to administration officials.
Investors Raising Cash to Buy Government Foreclosures
What's weighing on confidence are still-falling home prices, and what's pushing those home prices down are foreclosures. That's why the Obama Administration is pushing a potential plant to auction off foreclosed properties in bulk to investors.
Investors, Rentals and Ultimate Housing Recovery
The last, best hope for housing right now is robust investor activity. Unfortunately, investors may be pulling back on the housing market, despite a surge in rental demand and prices.
Should Everyone Get Bonus For Paying Mortgage On Time?
As home values continue to fall and more borrowers fall into a negative equity position on their home loans, those who stand to lose, banks and investors, are working to keep borrowers current.
Fannie Mae Offers Investors New Financing Option
Remember how we all blamed investor/flippers using faulty financing for the housing crash? You know, these are all the bad guys who ran up home prices to their own profit, with no concern for the inevitable fallout; they colluded with overzealous, borderline blind, lenders who gave anybody and everybody a loan with no attention paid to their ability to repay said loan.
Distressed Property Sales Drop, Despite Push to Sell
The share of distressed sales in May, that is foreclosed properties and short sales (when the property is sold for less than the value of the loan), fell to 31 percent of all sales from 37 percent in April. Investors, who purchase a large share of these distressed properties, also represented a smaller share in May. So what's going on?
