Some Little Real Estate Empires Are Crumbling

A report from the Oregonian. “Southeast Francesca Lane cuts up and around a hillside to reveal the boom-time promise of Happy Valley circa 2006 ... . Staring at a loan far higher than the home’s value, the Andersons faced losing the home to the bank [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 20:46:33

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Trepidation About Quantitative Easing, Version 2.0

The Fed made official its move to quantitative easing today, and said it will take no prisoners until it has lowered rates and credit spreads further ... Securities Loan Facility to facilitate the extension of credit to households and small businesses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 10:28:49

Mirabile Dictu! Rubin Takedown by the Wall Street Journal!

This ought to be a celebratory event, the scrutiny of a powerful player in the financial system who heretofore seemed immune to criticism ... , you get the perks, but you only take credit for the good stuff? A very simple psychological construct places [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 03:38:59

Car Loans

Like all sophisticates, ... a great job of detailing how the car loan business looked amidst the general credit madness: Here’ ... the financing, often because they advertise lower rates than banks. That’s when the scam starts. Many car [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:56:16

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (January 12 – 18, 2009)

Investor sentiment around the globe was negatively impacted during 2009’s second full week of trading as a barrage of bleak economic and corporate ... to multi-year lows amid growing concerns that they will battle to cope with increasing credit losses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:31:29

Obama’s Wall Street Buddies

There is no way Wall Street was going to let a new President preside over sweeping changes in the financial industry without making its presence ... relationships. He advised Citigroup on its $6 billion acquisition of Sears’ credit card unit in 2003 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:53:00

Pay Me My Money Down

Pay Me My Money Down—Bruce Springsteen In a healthy real estate market, people only take on as much debt as they can afford, ... your loan. This method of building wealth, the only one that really works, has been much maligned over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:30:56

Deals of the Day: Big Three Tells Congress, ‘Stop, Or We’ll Shoot…Ourselves’

Deals of the Day gathers all the biggest news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies, financing and private equity ... Can I get a mulligan? If AIG can sell off assets to repay a massive government loan, then the company will again [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 13:31:15

As Hungary's Recession Deepens The Central Bank Cuts Rates In "Snails Pace" Mode

The fact that Hungary's National Bank did not decide to make an unexpected interest rate cut at its meeting earlier this week seems to have surprised ... lead to a rise in mortgage defaults and problems for the banking system as holders of Swiss Franc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:37:00

Auto Sales Plunge To Lowest Level Since 1982

MarketWatch is reporting Automakers post steep sales declines. Here are some of the highlights from the report.Ford, Lincoln and Mercury combined car sales fell 31.5% to 37,272 units. Ford truck sales slumped 29% to 81,546 units with sales of the flagship F-Series pickup down 18.6% to 37,911. Volvo sales tumbled 46.5% to 4,404 vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 05:02:00

Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (December 8 - 12, 2008) ... that liquidity was still being hoarded. (Also see my “Credit Crisis Watch“.) 13-dec-v1.jpg Source ... of the biggest industrial failure in US history caused a sell-off on global stock markets, a widening of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 12:42:13

As Hungary's Recession Deepens The Central Bank Cuts Rates In "Snails Pace" Mode

by Edward Hugh: BarcelonaThe fact that Hungary's National Bank did not decide to make an unexpected interest rate cut at its meeting earlier this ... such devaluation would inevitably lead to a rise in mortgage defaults and problems for the banking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:37:00

01.16.09

01.16.09   The average FHA mortgage rate for a thirty-year home loan dropped below 5% this week ... home refinancing boom.    Today, the biggest obstacle for most borrowers is credit.  In many cases ... with good or bad credit can qualify for a FHA home loan that is fixed for thirty years.  The most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:08:39

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

Looking back at 2008, looking forward to 2009

As I had expected, 2008 was a year of consolidation ... first round of financing? Graduating from College: Starting your own business or joining an established company? Interview about OLX on Fox Business News Sarkozy: The First Year The US Economy: How bad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:36:58

My Stock Market and Real Estate Predictions For Year 2009

Goodbye 2008 and Good Riddance - Hello Year 2009! Happy New Year everyone! ... way out by blaming the credit crisis and current economic woes on the Bush administration ... on the wrong culprits. The primary blame should be placed on ourselves - the credit and home hungry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:50:28

Buying Unfinished Homes Using Bad Credit Home Mortgage And/or Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Foreclosure

Unfinished homes present a great way to save a lot of money and get yourself a new home in the process using the most appropriate interest rates home mortgage. If you buy an unfinished home, you can keep your monthly real estate home mortgage ... to put into an unfinished area and the amount of real estate home mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:40:33

Can We Stop Falling House Values? An Op Ed piece by the NAHB

This is excerpts from an op ed piece written by Steve Hodgkins ... mortgage lending boom send housing prices way too high because credit was too easy?   Or did housing prices fall because those loans went bad?   Or both? Falling values have decimated the single-family [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:32:05

Commercial Property Loses Shelter

As Delinquencies Surge in $3.4 Trillion Market, Investors Brace for Big HitJANUARY 8, 2009 WSJBy LINGLING WEIWith commercial-mortgage delinquencies rising, investors are watching bond ... -mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS. "Throughout this year, we're going to continue to see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:54:00

Owner of Black Angus Steakhouse files for bankruptcy

the bottom line for this personal bankruptcy: $2.7 million in assets and $345.3 million in debts. Deeper inside the schedules Gantes discloses that he potentially owes millions in unpaid payroll and sales taxes for his restaurants: $5 million to $7 million to the Internal Revenue Service in unpaid payroll taxes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:15:42

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 13, 2009

Who’s #2 - carbonefamily.com 01/13/2009 Nematode update. Since I first mentioned the nematode problem, I’ve been religiously implementing the sugar solution … and in fact, one particular strain of French marigolds is the real killer. The variety is called “Calif [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:21:36

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 14, 2009

Flagstar Bank 12 to 14 month Promo CD Rate - monitorbankrates ... Bank $100 Checking Offer Roth IRA vs Tradtional IRA CD Ladder Calculator Imperial Capital Bank’ ... Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Islamabad An overview of housing in Pakistan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:23:49

Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous

Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:52:30

Good Debt vs. Bad Debt

by Michael Geoffrey Yes, there is such a thing as good debt ... . The money you spend is gone. * Credit card debt - Although credit cards can feasibly be used ... that are usually bought with them. The overwhelming majority of credit card purchases are things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:09:45

More Rough Times are Ahead for the U.S. Economy, Despite Recent Improvements in Durable Goods Orders, Exports, Auto and Real Estate Sales

More Rough Times are Ahead for the U.S. Economy, Despite Recent Improvements in Durable Goods Orders, Exports, Auto and Real Estate Sales YORBA LINDA, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Despite signs of improvement, more rough times are ahead for U.S. economy, according to several prominent experts in real estate and the economy who attended a recent forum at the Nixon Presidential Library. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 12:23:27

Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous

Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:01:57

Getting Mortage - Some Tips

Getting a mortgage is never easy, but first-time buyers have it roughest of all ... you for a loan with a lower down payment. Many banks accept down payment as low as 5%. Lowering the down ... payment, but you must pay a fee equal to 3% of the loan –that’s $3,000 on a $100,000 mortgage. FHA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:52:33

Bad Credit Financing For You

Are you trying to determine what bad credit finance options that are available to you? You need a new automobile, but you are unsure of who will finance it due to your bad credit? There is no need to be too concerned about financing if you have bad credit. There are several [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:30:30

New York Times starts catching up to iSteve

From the Sunday, 12/21/08 New York Times:White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, ... . There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 04:53:00

The vicious Home Rental Scam – don’t get conned.

By Paul Michael It seems like new variations of the Nigerian 419 scam pop up every week ... a reply saying “sorry, it’s $2200 a month, my bad,” but the reply I actually got was more than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:17:04

Islamic finance in Michigan: "When you look at the economic crisis we're in, if you were to follow Islamic or Sharia financing, you couldn't have this crisis"

And if cars didn't exist, you never would have had that fender-bender that made you late for work ... . Are Western economic systems perfect? Clearly, they are not. But the bottom line is this: Bad things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:01:00

Infrastructure Spending to Surge in 2009, Opening Doors in Infrastructure Finance

This year governments around the world will spend 2.9% of world GDP on infrastructure, up from 2 ... that the U.S. will move toward a more Spanish-style model of infrastructure financing in which large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:10:50

How Do Home Equity Loans Work as Second Mortgages?

Writer Dan Ackman notes in an article at www.forbes ... is lower rate than credit cards and auto loans ... of credit (HELOC) or a home equity loan. An HELC works much like a credit card. It’s a revolving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:17:18

Personal Finance Blog Posts for this Week

Personal Finance Blog Posts for this Week Personal Financial Blog Articles of the Week Carnival of Financial Planning - January 10  2009 Edition Welcome to the January 10, 2009 edition of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:35:37

Laid Off Workers Turn to Freelancing and Consulting

Laid Off Workers Turn to Freelancing and Consulting January 16th, 2009 | Category: ... home mortgage credit cards for bad credit bad credit auto loans loans for bad credit pnc bank bah ... instant loans personal loans for bad credit mortgage calculator government loans auto loans first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:25:54

MORTGAGES HOME EQUITY LOANS REFINANCE RATES HOME LOANS CREDIT CARDS WE CATER ALL TYPES OF LOANS VISIT US NOW AND APPLY ONLINE NO FEES

MORTGAGES HOME EQUITY LOANS REFINANCE RATES HOME LOANS CREDIT CARDS WE CATER ALL TYPES OF LOANS VISIT US NOW AND APPLY ONLINE NO FEES In a society ... at Private Fast Loans.com advance loans alternative student loans apply for a loan auto loans bad credit auto loans bad credit home mortgage loan bad credit loan bad credit loans bad credit personal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:24:01

All about Commercial Real Estate Loans

All about Commercial Real Estate Loans Posted By Lauren Thompson on @ 1: ... financing programs. The results of the search will depend on your location and the type of commercial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:18:01

How to Get An Alabama Mortgage Loan With Bad Credit

As much as we wish to avoid, there are many things in life that we cannot control. A sudden loss of job, a personal mishap, or even a divorce can lead to creation of bad credit. With a bad credit, does it necessarily mean you can never get a mortgage loan to finance your Alabama [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 08:13:08

9 Reasons for a good credit rating or FICO score

Does my credit rating really matter? That question goes through a lot of people's heads as they max out their credit card or don't pay their automobile payment Huntsville Alabama car loans financing with bad credit mortgage home loans, real estate auto insurance, web design. Huntsville schools festivals business events and community [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:51:43

Huntsville Police DUI Checkpoints Alabama

Huntsville Police Department announces it will be using money awarded from the State of Alabama ADECA fund for increased DUI enforcement throughout the holiday Huntsville Alabama car loans financing with bad credit mortgage home loans, real estate auto insurance, web design. Huntsville schools festivals business events and community loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:56:42

How to Use 0% Interest Credit Cards

If you're credit is strong enough to garner the attention of credit card companies offering 0% introductory interest rates, then you surely have the discipline Huntsville Alabama car loans financing with bad credit mortgage home loans, real estate auto insurance, web design. Huntsville schools festivals business events [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 12:45:37

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