For many investors using a self directed IRA to invest in real estate seems a little scary. People may think to themselves what about my retirement? What if the deal goes south? If the deal goes south how can I get my money back?Those questions are perfectly normal to ask, especially since the stock market beat up many IRAs, 401ks, annuities, and other investments. In addition to the stock ma
No doubt you’ve heard that mortgage rates are low. They’re lower than they’ve ever been in history. The news is everywhere.Just check out some of these headlines from the last 24 hours:Mortgage rates set new lows for the 6th straight week (Reuters)Mortgage rates fall again; 30-year fixed at 4.54% (Wall Street Journal)Mortgage rates hit another low : 4.54% (NPR)Fixed mortga
7 Tips for a Profitable Home ClosingBe sure you’re walking away with all the money you’re entitled to from the sale of your home. ReadVisit houselogic.com for more articles like this. Copyright 2010 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Refinance mortgage with bad credit has never been easy. There is a new home loan options to all types of home owners to help keep up with their mortgage they need. These new options are part of President Obama "Making Affordable Home Plan." This bailout plan the government offers a variety of new options for owners to refinance or obtain a mortgage modification. Many homeowners who had
Do you know you can get a home mortgage income tax deduction on the mortgage interest you pay? There are also other deductions you can claim on your principal residence or second home, such as property taxes, and in some cases, private mortgage interest.Itʼs tax time and itʼs time to remember, your house is not just a home, itʼs a huge tax deduction!Hereʼs What You Get to DeductYour property t
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Interest rates may stay low til 2011…What should you be doing about it?The Bank of England reckons inflation will fall and the base rate will remain at 0.5% for the year.What should savers and borrowers do with their money?Below are some suggestions, however if you want something specific to yourself do contact us on the contact page for your own Money & Financial Game Plan- www.AmandaS
Here we are. Summer 2010. The heat is fantastic…the weather that is. Economically? I would say it is colder than winter in Yellowknife. The stats have been released for May.Here is what the Globe said this morning:Canada’s recovery slows to a crawlCanada’s economy expanded just 0.1 per cent in May, the second month in a row of virtually no growth, leaving just one to pick up s
I haven’t mentioned the old house in a while. Some reading this will probably say, “Thank heaven for small favors“, but this is what is on my mind.If you want a steal on a house, be at the courthouse steps in Atlanta on Sept 7th. The property formerly known as “Our house” will be auctioned to the highest bidder, barring Divine intervention.Let the record show that I
The Seattle Times Sunday edition has on a article on loan modification. The Federal government reports the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is falling short of expectations. This should NOT be a surprise to the government, banks, or anyone. In December 2008, the US Office of the Comptroller of Currency issued a Report that found the re-default rate after three months is 36%, after six
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Recently, this press release regarding ongoing negotiations between The Realtor Association of Miami-Dade and 5 of the largest regional lenders in South Florida over a new Short Sale program was brought to my attention. The aim of the new program is to expedite the short sales process and clear some of the backlog of distressed properties in South Florida. While it appears to be a win-win for all
The “Save the Dream” Tour” is back in Atlanta and since Friday, thousands of people have gone through the Georgia World Congress Center to save their homes. The event, sponsored by NACA– The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America was created to help distressed homeowners meet with bank representatives to help modify their mortgages.The non-profit group was first in Atlanta in Au
Analyzing Bank of Canada’s Past Rate IncreasesBMO Capital Markets recently made some interesting observations about the Bank of Canada’s rate hike tendencies.See: Bank of Canada Tightening CyclesDespite a limited sample size, BMO listed the following common traits from prior rate increase cycles:Bank of Canada (BOC) rate hikes come in “clusters, moving across a minimum of two consecutive
Wow, that’s some hatchet job. Rewriting history, just like a Conservative.Here’s my original response (two posts down):And after you obfuscate my response by deleting most of it, you have no argument. All you have is another insult. Another ad hominem attack. What you exhibit is a false intelligence based on “fallacies of logic” and a misreading of history and poetry. I ha
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Headline at Bloomberg today: Fannie-Freddie Fix at $160 billion With $1 Trillion Worst Case. Lowlights:Fannie and Freddie, now 80 percent owned by U.S. taxpayers, already have drawn $145 billion from an unlimited line of government credit granted to ensure that home buyers can get loans while the private housing-finance industry is moribund. That surpasses the amount spent on rescues of Ameri
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Submitted by VivianJ2010/06/08 at 6:55 pmFinally got on the list. A servicer, (not on the deed of trust) tried to execute a power of sale. Thanks Neil for your wonderful posts. I’ve been reading for months.I showed up. Spoke to the ‘appointed’ trustee. Said, according to your appointment you have the Deed and the Note? She said, “I don’t want to talk to you.”. I told her I had a complaint f
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Marketing 411Now we’ve seen some down and dirty marketing before but this may be the most cost effective. How much time and money could this person have spent to create this sign? Not only that but the fact that the person placed this sign on a random corner in the Berryessa region of San Jose seemed curious to us. We had enough curiosity to call the number to see what they are up to. Was
North American markets rallied through the close yesterday, and are building on those gains this morning. A report from Reuters that China’s exports surged 50% from year ago levels helped the Shanghai exchange to a decent gain overnight, and is putting upward pressure on every commodity except gold. The official government report won’t be released until tomorrow. Gold surged to a new intraday rec
Mortgage rates may be dropping, but mortgage costs are not.According to Freddie Mac, the average required discount points on a conforming mortgage rate are higher by 0.1 percent since early-May.A “discount point” is prepaid mortgage interest; an up-front fee paid by a borrower in exchange for a lower mortgage rate. In most cases, discount points are tax-deductible.Tax-deductible or no
In a press release from the FTC it was announced that Countrywide, who was accquired by Bank of America in 2008, will be paying $108 million to homeowners who were struggeling to keep their homes and Countrywide collected exsessive fees from.“Life is hard enough for homeowners who are having trouble paying their mortgage. To have a major loan servicer like Countrywide piling on illegal and excess
A rally in Treasuries has helped push down mortgage rates. Rates on fixed mortgages are under 5%. The 2010 European debt crisis has been bad for the euro and bad for stocks, but there is a positive consequence emerging here in the U.S. – conventional mortgage rates are back below 5% again.On June 3, Freddie Mac’s Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey found average rates on 30-year home loans at 4
Porfolio lendersAn organization which is loaning their own cash and originating loans for itself is called a “portfolio lender.” This is because they are lending for their own portfolio of loans and will not be concerned about being able to instantly offer them on the secondary market. Because of this, they don’t have to observe Fannie/Freddie rules and can make their own guidel
The US is a country of laws with a proud tradition of property rights While BP is no doubt exposed to a host of liabilities and lawsuits including the Justice Departments civil andor criminal probes they will be all be determined under the due process of law BP may be a pariah but there should be no disbelief that it will get nondiscriminatory and transparent judicial treatmentIs BP a Buyout Targ
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