In there a market for commercial property? It may be time for you to become a stalker... er... a "stalking horse". With so many companies facing bankruptcy, the courts appear to be increasingly open to a type of bankruptcy-specific asset sale known as a "363 sale" which receives its name from the section of the U.S. bankruptcy code that creates it. In Read full article »
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Free and Clear Commercial Property – ’363 Sales’
category: Real Estate Tips
Updated Policies from Fannie Mae Could Have Defaulted Borrowers Borrowing Sooner
Fannie Mae thinks the borrowers of this country are important – including the ones that do not always pay their bills on time. “In an effort to support overall market stability and reinforce the importance of borrowers working with their servicers when they have difficulty repaying their debt,” Fannie Mae has updated the “waiting period” regulations that used to require Read full article »
category: Real Estate News
Phoenix Team Declares Phoenix Real Estate Slump Over – and the Players Might Surprise You
When a real estate consultant declares a residential real estate meltdown over, you might be inclined to chalk his enthusiasm up to optimism. But when a professor from Arizona State University weighs in, you may start to allow yourself some hope – not because the real estate consultant does not know what he’s talking about, but because in general the Read full article »
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Clash Of The Indicators: The Real Estate Market Hits Bottom
In the very same day, the following two real estate market announcements were made: ** Mortgage applications increased for a third consecutive week and ** The sentiment (outlook) of home builders hit its lowest level ever last month The increase in mortgage applications is undeniably a positive sign, as it indicates the rising confidence of the home buying public that the prices available to Read full article »
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The Politics of Real Estate
Few industries are as profoundly impacted by the political machinations in Washington as the real estate industry. Whether it's old legislation like Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act or Barack Obama's massive mortgage bailouts, the U.S. political machine has a huge impact (usually bad) on the business of real estate.
Ideally, we could ignore politics. But here at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter, we insist on seeing the world with clarity - including the reality of Washington's aggressive involvement in every facet of our business, from mortgage lending to real estate sales license; from loan modification regulations to appraisal requirements... every piece of our business is profoundly impacted by politics. So rather than stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality, readers of the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter choose to be informed and prepared.
Mortgage Industry News
Few things change more rapidly than the mortgage market, and with the increasing dominance of GSE's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the mortgage business, it's more important than ever to keep up. Here are a few recent mortgage news updates:
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Mortgage News
- HAMP Success Tally Slowly Growing
- Western States Working Through Foreclosure Backlog Quicker than Eastern
- Biggest Down Payments in the Country Found in New Jersey
- President Bypasses Congress, Appoints Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau
- Federal Reserve Recommends Expanding GSEs to Turn Housing Market Around
- Mortgage Rates Likely to Remain Low for a While Longer
- Top Former FDIC, Wells Fargo Execs Say Fannie and Freddie Must Go
- FHA Continues to Extend Anti-Flipping Waiver
- More Homeowners Using Delaying Tactics to Slow Down Foreclosures
- Now that It’s Passed: The True Cost of the Payroll Tax Cut
About Bryan Ellis
Bryan Ellis is an Atlanta-based real estate analyst and publisher of the widely read newsletter "The Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter". With over 200,000 subscribers - including real estate investors, agents, brokers, appraisers and other real estate professionals - the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter is among America's largest sources of unbiased coverage of politics and public policy for the real estate industry.
Bryan Ellis serves as editor in chief for the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter and is assisted by an extraordinary staff of writers, researchers and editors who are each real estate experts in their own right and who assure that the news we report is well researched, factual, and highly relevant to today's real estate industry.
Bryan is very happily married and has two wonderful daughters. He makes his home in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. You can contact the team at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter here.