The Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac “escape plan” has been heralded by many politicians as the only answer to the nation’s current housing woes. However, in the process of dismantling the government-controlled GSEs, the U.S. Treasury Department could end up removing one of the market’s most beneficial and successful insurers of multifamily property from the market. Affordable housing advocates like the National Read full article »
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Multifamily Financing at Risk in Fannie, Freddie Exit
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Investing with Cash in Todays Market
If you are a cash buyer in today’s real estate market, then you probably are already aware that you are in demand. After all, in a market where credit is scarce, buyers with ready money who do not need funding are prime targets for many different types of real estate investing strategies – and there are many people who will Read full article »
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An Introduction to Private Lending, Part II
In the first part of this article, we talked about some scenarios in which a real estate investor could benefit from a relationship with a private lender. It is important to realize that for every one of these scenarios, you can also benefit from being a private lender. Many real estate investors are also private lenders or use private lending Read full article »
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3 Tips for Finding Cash Investors
Many would-be real estate investors never get started in real estate investing because of a simple but highly problematic and incorrect preconceived notion. These would-be investors believe that they have to have their own money in order to make money in the real estate market. Of course, if you have your own source of funds, it does make the process Read full article »
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An Introduction to Bulk REO Investing
Just a few years ago, most real estate investors had never heard of bulk REO investing, and very few investors had the option of participating in this type of investing because the funds needed for it were of such a grand magnitude. Now, however, as a foreclosure “tsunami” threatens to engulf many major lenders, banks are becoming a little more 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.