subprime meltdown: The Mortgage-Savvy Realtor - 03/12/07 12:27 PM
I'm sure that your clients may have surprised you in the past with a lending question that you never expected. In this new economic climate, with Colorado topping the nationwide list of states with the most foreclosures, it doesn’t hurt to be informed on what to expect from as a buyer from a lending standpoint. As a Realtor you don't have to know everything in regards to mortgage programs, but it since most sub-prime lenders are curtailing operations or out of business, the lending picture has changed drastically. In Colorado, we had no licensing until the beginning of this year, which … (4 comments)

subprime meltdown: 3 Ways to Avoid Getting Caught in the Subprime Maelstrom - updated - 03/06/07 09:16 PM
Unless you've been sleeping under a rock and avoiding ActiveRain for the past weeks,  you've probably caught wind of the meltdown that's  been happening in the subprime lending sectors, with 30+ lenders shutting their doors and many more in trouble. It's fairly obvious that rising credit guidelines and risk premiums will make it harder to get your buyers approved; far less obvious are the steps you should take to survive in an interest rate and lending environment the likes of which we have not seen in perhaps 10 years. Here's a few tips that from me on how I think the … (23 comments)

subprime meltdown: 50+ Wholesale Lenders Now Belly-up or Floundering - updated - list keeps on growing - 03/05/07 06:33 PM
Realtors: be aware than pre-approval letters you may have received previously from mortgage brokers may not be worth the paper they're written on, as the wholesale lender who may have approved the scenario is likely no longer in business or tightening its guidelines. Prepare your buyers to have to come up with higher down payments, especially if their credit is shaky. The conventional wisdom is that the freefall we saw in wholesale mortgage stocks last week was isolated to subprime and would likely not reverberate throughout the capital markets. I think that assessment is wrong and this meltdown will have serious repercussions … (37 comments)

 

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