Real Estate Investments Buzz Words Over The Years
Real Estate investing is like fashion. Over the years I have heard so many buzz words and phrases. I tried to dig down memory lane and pull them out. (This post is...
Where is America moving? – 2009 Migration Patterns
Based on 71,474 Interstate and Cross-Border Household Goods Moves from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. (Click on individual state/province for 10-year historical data.) View PDF Version (1.8 MB) Where is America moving? As it does...
Recession Alters Migration Patterns in U.S.
By MARK WHITEHOUSE The recession has had a profound effect on migration patterns in the U.S., reversing the flow of people to former housing-boom states such as Florida and Nevada, the latest...
How Far Underwater Do Borrowers Sink Before Walking Away?
By Nick Timiraos At what point do borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth decide to stop paying the mortgage? A new study from economists at the Federal Reserve Board aims...
Fannie Wants To “Lockout” Borrowers Who Strategically Default
By Nick Timiraos Fannie Mae said on Wednesday that it would “lockout” borrowers from getting a new loan for seven years if they “strategically default” on a property. The move is...
Realtors Score a Win on Seller Financing
Jessica Holzer reports from Washington: Most people write a check to a lender or mortgage servicer when they want to pay their mortgage. A tiny minority of borrowers, however, make their...
Fannie Mae Homepath Mortgages for Real Estate Investors
[Note from SimplyDoIt: I could not find any info about this program on homepath.com] With low down payments, no appraisal fee and no mortgage insurance, why not? By James Kimmons, About.com Guide At...
Pain Vs. Pleasure: Evaluating Risk Tolerance in Real Estate
by JOHN FEDRO on MAY 28, 2010 In a previous article we discussed some of the risks and rewards of real estate investing. While writing that article I very quickly discovered that there is...
Trulia.com Introduces Rent vs. Buy Index
photo credit: pfala Today Trulia announced America’s Top 10 Cities to Buy vs. Rent and the Top 10 Cities to Rent vs Buy. Trulia calculated the price-to-rent ratio using the average list price...
Real estate Economics by Wikipedia
Real estate economics is the application of economic techniques to real estate markets. It tries to describe, explain, and predict patterns of prices, supply, and demand. The closely related fields...