Continue Reading Add comment January 18th, 2012 12:00pm John
With more than 200,000 households receiving foreclosure notices each month, there are bound to be a few mistakes. But for some unlucky homeowners, these blunders carry some serious consequences.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/b66JCrbOxIU” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 17th, 2012 08:20pm John
Laurie Goodman is an apolitical number cruncher who has spent most of her 28-year career out of the public view, studying the minutiae of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for big investment banks. She’s long been a star among Wall Street insiders, however. She holds the record for the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Institutional Investor.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/QSwbfXPTHhg” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 12th, 2012 09:18am John
Foreclosure filings and repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007 last year.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/obsuoicC1zg” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 10th, 2012 03:20pm John
As bond, CD, and money market interest rates remain mired at rock-bottom levels, investors continue their quest for dividends. One category offers eye-popping yields: mortgage real estate investment trusts, or mREITs (which are required to pass most of their income to shareholders via dividends). Chimera Investment and American Capital Agency each yield more than 19%. And the largest mREIT, Annaly Capital Management — which we’ve recommended before — offers a 15% payout. Are these returns too good to be true?img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/BugyJtrggmA” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 10th, 2012 12:36pm John
Federal officials hope to launch a pilot program in early 2012 to convert government-owned foreclosures into rental properties.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/bxNHfnm5VXI” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 6th, 2012 08:08pm John
Among those who moved last year, the nation’s capital was once again the most popular destination.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/be9s3pCCJrg” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 4th, 2012 06:26am John
Despite a number of multi-million dollar home sales, including a record-setting $88 million penthouse deal in December, Manhattan real estate prices fell significantly during the final months of 2011.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/L8NVK-CQgQA” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 3rd, 2012 05:49pm John
Concerns are growing that the Federal Housing Administration will need to be bailed out by taxpayers.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/DZtVvS8UEu8″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment January 2nd, 2012 11:49am John
Flippers, the real estate investors who buy homes on the cheap and quickly resell them at a profit, just got a reprieve from the Federal Housing Administration.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/z6dPZJAy-JA” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Continue Reading Add comment December 28th, 2011 11:57am John
With the economy in turmoil and mortgage money tight, it’s not easy to buy a home these days, especially for young adults. Many are getting helping hands from their parents.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/npWsH_Ztp9U” height=”1″ width=”1″/