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No Assurance Government Bailout Will Work

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Recession, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Agents, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Investment, Economy, Commercial Real Estate, Blogging on Oct 15, 2008

Bail out on Wall Street Although Wall Street seems to have rebounded in recent days in response to the Congressional approval of the $700 billion financial-system bailout last week, there seems to be continued concerns found amongst financial professionals, who are concerned with the continued pall of recession over the American economy. The main concern remains focused on government ownership of the American

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Banking Crisis

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Legislation, Investment, Foreclosure, Financing, Economy, Due Dilligence, Commercial Real Estate, Bankruptcy on Oct 09, 2008

During this time of financial uncertainty as giant powerful cornerstones of the American banking community fail, you have to wonder, is my money safe? What happens if my bank is no longer doing business? Should I take my money out? What about small, regional banks and even credit unions? Are they immune or will they suffer the same fate? Should I worry about my long-term investments? Is it

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What is the Future of Mortgages Due to the Financial Crisis?

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Refinance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Agents, Pre Foreclosure, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Loan To Value, Legislation, Investment, Foreclosure, Financing, Equity, Economy, Credit Report, Credit Cards, Commercial Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Bank Owned, ARMs, Appreciation on Sep 28, 2008

Weighing out the Financial Crisis This current talk of financial bailout suggests that as a result mortgage rates will fall allowing a surge in home buying especially for first time buyers. Still one must wonder how long this will last but also what are the long-term impacts for the housing market? Right now it feels like the lending industry is distressed but this may not be true for very long. The banks at risk of

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Who Will Bailout the Taxpayers?

Posted by: brad miller in Sub Prime Lending, Short Sale, Refinance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Agents, Pre Foreclosure, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Legislation, Investment, Foreclosure, Financing, Economy, Credit Report, Credit Cards, Bankruptcy, Bank Owned, ARMs on Sep 23, 2008

Bail Out For a while now, many can spectulate the trouble started at the tail end of 2006 with the mortgage industry busy, the American economy has been struggling, facing uncertain times. Many understand the historic significance of last week but the implications of a federal bailout has yet to hit home. With the annoucement that the Federal Reserve will aid the ailing AIG with an $85 billion

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Investment Banks Fail and its Impact on You and I

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Refinance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Agents, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Mortgage Fraud, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Loan To Value, Legislation, Investment, Insurance, Foreclosure, Financing, Equity, Economy, Credit Report, Credit Cards, Corporation, Commercial Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Bank Owned on Sep 16, 2008

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I Have No Cash to Invest in Real Estate

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Seller Finance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Investment, Getting Started, Flipping, Financing, Equity, Economy on Aug 28, 2008


Many people do not understand the liquidity of real estate transactions and are often lead to believe that the transaction hinges on the accessibility of cash money. In this day and age of a troubled economy, few have such means. The reality is there are other benefits to explore when embarking upon a real estate transaction that has less to do with cash funds and more to

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Can Subprime Bring Opportunities?

Posted by: John Burrows in Sub Prime Lending, Refinance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Pre Foreclosure, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Loan To Value, Investment, Foreclosure, Financing, Equity, Economy, Bank Owned on Aug 13, 2008

The so-called days of the mortgage boom are over causing a certain amount if disbelief among industry professionals. Like a bad hangover from Saturday night wild party, those who gained from historic low interest rates and flexible lending products that spawned the real estate boom at the turn of the millennium, are now slowly waking to reality. The once profitable sub-prime market is now

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Fannie's and Freddie's Fall Threaten Housing Recovery

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Recession, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Economy on Aug 04, 2008

To further compound the economic woes we have been facing in this country, they are being exacerbated by the stock prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac taking a devastating tumble into the abyss. Upside Down of Banks

The mortgage giants, created by the Federal government to finance the country's home owners, carry much clout in the credit market. Large pockets of mortgage loans are bought up by Fannie and

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Getting the Income Property For Your Money

Posted by: Alan Brown in Real Estate Investment, Market Prediction, Investment, Equity, Due Dilligence, Appreciation, Analyze on Jul 21, 2008

All investors including ones new to the playground know that the "golden grail" to succeeding in the real estate business is location. Location is the alpha and the omega of the real estate world. The common mistake is many assume that high-end prime location property is the be-all to end-all but that is simply not the case. Although those locations are often sought after they are not always

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Do You Qualify For A Loan Workout?

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Short Sale, Refinance, Recession, Pre Foreclosure, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Loan To Value, Legislation, Investment, Homeowners Act, Foreclosure, Financing, Economy, Bankruptcy on Jul 11, 2008

Like holding your breath underwater, homeowners facing foreclosure are desperate for air. While the solution of coming up and taking a breath seems simple, the work needed to get out of water can be a challenging journey. Many struggling homeowners face the journey of avoiding foreclosure and seek help to prevent it, thus beginning the quest loan workouts and restructuring.

When the pressure

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