Thank you for the very vigorous response to part #1 of the "Soft Tyranny" article series. If you missed it, check it out here before reading this conclusion to the 2-part series. As bad as the economic policies of the current administration are for the real estate industry and the business community as a whole, those policies themselves are made far Read full article »
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The “New Normal” – Soft Tyranny Brings The Worst Environment For The Real Estate Business: Uncertainty
category: Editorial
tags: Anecdotal Evidence, Article Series, Bailout, Business Community, Card Transactions, Conclusion, Confidence, Credit Debit, Creditors, Current Administration, Decisions, Democrat Party, Economic Policies, Estate Business, Financial Ability, Health Insurance, Insurance Changes, Irs, Massive Expansion, Medical Insurance, New Legislation, Real Estate, Slush Fund, Small Real Estate, Something Wrong, Takeovers, Tax Increases, Tyranny, Uncertainty, Vigorous Response
Wells Fargo Forecasting AGAINST a Double Dip Recession
Earlier this week Wells Fargo Advantage Funds Market Strategists breakfasted in New York City and concluded that there would not be a double dip recession due to “too much fiscal liquidity” in the market. While the group admitted that there is currently “sub-par” growth in the market, they emphasized that “there is still growth.” The group went on to say that Read full article »
category: Real Estate News
tags: Advantage, Arenas, Banks, Commodities, Confidence, Double Dip Recession, Investing, Investor Sentiment, Liquidity, Market 1, Market Stability, Market Strategists, New York City, People, Real Estate Market, Risky Areas, Risky Investments, Stock Market Investors, Stocks And Bonds, Wells Fargo, Willingness
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 »
category: Real Estate News
tags: 3 Years, Amount Of Time, Clash, Confidence, Confluence, Contradictory, Decisions, Foreclosures, Foreclosures Homes, Future Building, Home Builder, Home Builders, Immediate Future, Interest Rates, Lagging Indicator, Leading Indicator, Market Hits Bottom, Mortgage Application, Mortgage Applications, Mortgages, New Homes, Purchase Money Loans, Rear View Mirror, S Real Estate, Scheme Of Things, Sentiment, Viability
Opportunity In The News: Commercial Strip Shopping Malls
I recently saw an article about the huge hit that owners of strip malls have taken in the wake of the challenging economic circumstances some are currently facing. The point of the article was to convey that vacancies in strip malls have spiked to levels not seen in over a decade. This is apparently related to the current consumer preference Read full article »
category: Main Content, Real Estate News
tags: Anchor Stores, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Strip, Confidence, Consumer Preference, Costco, Current, Decade, Economic Circumstances, Expert, Express Post, Financial Circumstances, Grocery Stores, Industry Segment, Media Coverage, Residential Real Estate, Sam S Club, Shopping Malls, Strip Malls, Vacancies, Warehouse Style
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.