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NEWS FLASH UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR OCTOBER JUST ANNOUNCED. drum roll please..
Lenders more inclined to lower principal? Really? OK, so I'm hearing on the news, and now…
Could the Mortgage Companies do this? Instead of foreclosing on a property, what if they re-write…
Strastegic Default, a new option - 09/19/2009 03:42 PM
As the mortgage mess continues on down the tracks many new wrinkles are appearing, the one that…
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. It could cost you your license. * * * * HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK * * *…
With 5 months in, the public record from homeowners on President Obama's Loan Modifcation Plan has…
Oh, woe is me! Alas, I have a tale to tell of how a long, steady, reliable relationship filled…
Everyone is an expert. Interest rates are moving - up? down? sideways? So much depends on who you…
Some housing experts say the next logical step for helping home owners with negative equity is loan…
SENATOR PETER SCHIFF??? - 06/10/2009 04:33 PM
I saw it on TV. It may have been Jon Stewart or Glenn Beck or some show, but Peter Schiff…
Brave New World - 06/08/2009 07:49 PM
As if the last year was not tumultous enough. It’s Summer of 2009, with at least a few…
What Are The Lenders Doing??? - 05/30/2009 11:14 AM
Today's Real Estate market certainly is challenging for the Seller, Buyer and Real Estate agent…
Getting Back To "Boring Banking" - 05/21/2009 11:05 AM
These days it seems like bank is a four-letter word and bonus-getting bankers are bad guys, as evil…
Drag Me to Hell! - 05/15/2009 11:00 AM
FIVE STARS! Trouble making your mortgage payment? Lost your job? Payment going up? Banks keep…
Do you still have buyers that don't have a down payment looking for home? I realize that owning a…
This explanation was offered by a mortgage professional. After searching the Net, I can't tell who…
With the ups and downs mortgage rates have had in the past few months, now is a good time to take a…
Dynamic Mortgage Delinquency Map - 04/06/2009 02:06 PM
I was doing some research today for an article I'm writing about buying real estate in your IRA..
Before You read this post.. I want everyone who reads it to be aware that this isn't about any…
I have been reading several blogs today and began to think about the mortgage mess and how the loan…
To solve the housing crisis and try to get Americans to believe in the American dream of home…
Anybody who is trying to to get a mortgage in a new condo development all ready knows how this song…
* * * * HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK * * * * HEY FOLKS! WE DON'T CARE ABOUT LITTLE MONEY. WE CARE…
Freddie Mac finally released its fourth quarter 2008 results after market close Wednesday, and the…
The link below is to an article that is the best explanation of the credit crisis that I have seen…
As many Gotham-RealEstate readers know, we have both a New York City real estate brokerage as well…
Jumbo Mortgages, Jumbo Headaches - 02/25/2009 09:00 PM
The Wall Street Journal hits the nail on the head in this article. Our mortgage business, Commodore…
I wrote the book on stopping foreclosure. I really did! I wrote an eBook last year, based on my…
Inspired by Donna Rattee "ARE THE BANKS REALLY WORKING WITH YOU" it suddenly occured to me that the…
Shark Attacks Drop... - 02/20/2009 11:43 AM
So this article appears on MSNBC about shark attacks dropping and my first reaction was "of course…
Interview on NBC nightly news - 02/18/2009 09:43 PM
My business partner, Gene Choi, and I were interviewed today by NBC in our New York office for a…
BUYERS WILL NOT GET OFF THE FENCE! BUYERS WILL NOT PULL THE TRIGGER! BUYERS ARE SO SKITTISH!..
Lenders drop mortgage brokers - 02/12/2009 11:03 PM
Lenders drop mortgage brokers Some big banks are cutting out mortgage brokers and having lending…
What is it about the members of the media, the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Office…
Details are still dribbling in but of interest to ActiveRain members - - - THE $39, 000, 000, 000 in…
Where is all this bailout money that we as tax payers have paid banks? As a Sacramento Realtor…
I have read stories where tornadoes have hurled pieces of wood so fast that they have penetrated…
What's Next? Alt A and Option Arm loans have an alarming default rate prior to their recast,…
FROM THE DESK OF THE CZAR OF COMMON SENSE IN GOVERNMENT. WHAT IS TARP? The title Troubled Asset…
Not surprising - People that over charged their credit cards, over qualified for their mortgage on…
Lets stay current! - 12/20/2008 01:04 AM
I have been reading posts about staying in touch with clients. This is a very good idea and I make…
The complexities of the mortgage mess the world is in has been made into a visual explanation. Many…
If you are feeling a little shameful about how you spent your money in the past, you are not alone…
Yes folks, I Beth Forbes, have a solution to the housing crisis! I'm a genius. The problem in a nut…
Bail Out Application - 12/09/2008 03:54 PM
This is TOO funny! Had to share! Via Pederson Properties, Inc. : Had to share this; Clearly…
Death of the Mortgage Broker? - 12/03/2008 08:09 AM
Mortgage brokers are becoming a dying breed. Across the nation, mortgage brokers are finding it…
The Real Victims of this Mess - 11/19/2008 05:53 PM
Look in the mirror! Now, What do you see? Whether you want to admit it or not you can even see…
* * * * WARNING! HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK * * * * Do "WE NEED MORE BAILOUTS? " Jim Crawford asks…
"NEVER MIND". Telephone Operator, Violet played by Lilly Tomlin * * * * We asked for $700…
Mortgage Mess Revisited - 11/11/2008 03:48 PM
One of my favorite quotes is of Henry Ford when he said, "Whether you think that you can or that you…
What Money Can Buy - 11/09/2008 09:13 PM
The final thing we can do to keep another Mortgage Mess from happening is by getting the money out…
  Here we go again! The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has announced that Michael Alix was…
A Blender vs. A Spork - 11/05/2008 09:53 AM
Currently, every two years dozens of new Congresspeople go to D. C. to serve their people and to..
My final solution to keep this Mortgage Mess from ever happening again is "to draw and quarter all…
Today's post is my 4th suggestion/solution for keeping the Mortgage Mess from ever happening again…
The third solution to keep this Mortgage Mess from ever happening again is by addressing the…
Mortgage Mess Part 14--At Last - 10/30/2008 01:05 PM
The second solution to the Mortgage Mess is happily beginning already. Finally, at both the state…
John D. Geanakoplos a professor of economics at Yale and a partner in a hedge fund that trades in…
In my previous 12 posts I talked about the 21 reasons for this Mortgage Mess. Now I want to discuss…
Besides the forcing of the Community Reinvestment Act or CRA on steroids onto Fannie and Freddie…
Mortgage Mess Part 10--Exposed! - 10/27/2008 11:49 AM
In 1999 Treasury Secretary under President Clinton, Lawrence Summers "warned Congress in 1999 of…
Mortgage Mess Part 9 Who was in charge of being the watchdog for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Who…
"Affordable Mortgages" Led to Un-Affordable Home Prices In 1999 David Glenn the President and…
The Rise of Underwater Mortgages - 10/23/2008 08:41 AM
About 12 million U. S. homeowners owe more on their mortgage than their homes are worth, compared…
CRA on Steroids In 1994 President Clinton rewrote the Community Reinvestment Act or CRA of 1977…
Great Intentions Now we begin to uncover the fifth party responsible for this Mortgage Mess and…
What is TOXIC is Not the Loan - 10/20/2008 10:05 PM
Whenever circumstances line up in a way that you have intense and intimate conversations with…
The Insanity of Americans Last week I covered the first three parties at fault in the Mortgage…
I don't know about anyone else, but frankly the excitement of one bombshell after another is…
The Mortgage Mess Part 4 - 10/16/2008 04:54 PM
Follow the Money The first two parties in this Mortgage Mess have been the Federal Reserve and…
Mortgage Mess Part 3 - 10/15/2008 03:54 PM
Heads in the Sand As I explained yesterday greed led to the devastation of lending standards…
Since July 2007 over 200 mortgage lenders and banks have gone under. Investment firms have declared…
The general arguments concerning the bailout have gone something along the lines of "The…
Duplicate. Please visit content here…
* * * * HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK * * * * GOOD GRIEF! What's all the whining about? All the…
 
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