Tag Archives: Negative Equity

Investors Help Push Bay Area Sales Higher, Prices Lower

January 20, 2012 (Brian Michael) Just like their brethren to the south, monthly sales of new and existing homes in the Bay area surged in December, fueled by a record percentage of sales to investors according to real estate information … Continue reading →

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Plunging Mortgage Rates Won’t Juice Housing

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article The one positive in all the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s debt was a plunge in Treasury yields, which in turn sent mortgage rates to record lows. The 30 year fixed hit … Continue reading →

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Should Everyone Get Bonus For Paying Mortgage On Time?

Page 1 of 5 | Next PageShow Entire Article At what point is moral hazard trumped by corporate survival and the cold hard need to get people to pay their mortgages? The answer is: Now. As home values continue to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Falling Foreclosure Numbers Fool You

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article Let me preface with an apology for the huge supply of numbers in this post, but if you can make it through them all, I think you will get the picture … Continue reading →

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Your Home as Corporate Housing: It Just May Get You a Job

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Earlier this week I did a piece on television about how many job seekers are frozen in place because they can’t sell their homes to relocate for a new job. More … Continue reading →

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