The topic of Bulk REO Investing has really gotten a lot of attention lately, and with good reason. "Bulk REO Investing" refers to making profit by buying and selling groups of REO (foreclosed) properties as a unit rather than individually. For investors who are well educated about Bulk REO investing, this can lead to some truly significant real estate profits Read full article »
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Bulk REO Investing – What To Avoid, What To Embrace
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Bulk REO Trader – The Awful, Dreaded, Horrid, Despicable, Annoying Product Launch – And Why I’m Participating In This One
If there was something that I truly believed in - something that I knew could truly be the "difference" for the success of your real estate business - something that's potent enough to change your fortunes with a single transaction and something that's relevant enough to be the ABSOLUTE BEST OPTION for today's economic environment, wouldn't you be angry if Read full article »
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“Preventable” Short Sale Losses Total About $310 Million
CoreLogic, a real estate data and analytics firm, estimates that while short sales have tripled since 2008 and are saving literally thousands of homeowners from foreclosure, that lenders are losing money in the process – a lot of it. By the end of 2010, CoreLogic research indicates that lenders will have lost as much as $310 million to “unnecessary losses” Read full article »
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Neighborhood Stabilization Programs to Get Discounts on REO Properties
HUD announced earlier this week that it will be providing discounts on REO properties to state and local governments and non-profit organizations during the already-established “First Look” viewing period for HUD foreclosed properties . “First Look” is a program that gives these entities a grace period in which they can view the home but other parties cannot. Now, in addition Read full article »
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Home Affordable Unemployment Program (UP) Goes Into Effect July 1, 2010
Unemployed borrowers could qualify for forbearance on their mortgages starting in July. UP is designed to reduce or suspend mortgage payments for at least 3 months or to reemployment, whichever period of time is less. However, servicers can extend the period of forbearance according to their own guidelines. Monthly mortgage payments can be reduced to less than or equal to 31% 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.