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Recently Published: Real Estate Investing 6 Ways To Buy Property No Money Down By Dennis Henson Is it possible to buy property for no money down? Of course--there are many ways to totally finance the purchase of real estate. It just takes some imagination and some O.P.K. (Other Peoples Knowledge). The Stock Market Looks At Real Estate Well, we all have heard the bad news, housing sales down again, hugely - 23% in the quarter. NAR reports that sales are at their lowest since the sales series launched in 1999, and single family sales are at the lowest level since May of 1995. What does the stock market have to say? read more... Jobs Recovery and Rent If history is a guide, what happens with jobs will matter the most to the strength of the housing rebound, said Eric S. Belsky, executive director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies read more.. Stock Market Insights For The Housing Markets Existing-home sales was expected because of the tax credit inducement, and no doubt there will be some temporary fallback in the months immediately after it expires, but other factors also are supporting the market read more.. Housing: Where Are We Now With house prices expected to slid and unemployment to rise substantially further, this third foreclosure wave will grow larger. If house prices fall another 10% over the coming year,as Moody’s Economy.com currently forecasts...read more Rent Vs Buy Today Marcus & Millichap just completed a study and found the gap between monthly rents and mortgage payments are at their lowest level in 20 years. Years of declining prices and mortgage rates have created a buyer's market The Case for Recovery As long as mortgage rates dont jump and employment continues to improve, we should see housing play a key role ...read more Case Shiller in Context Prices are now up almost 4 percent from the bottom in May 2009, but off 30 percent from May 2006, largely considered the peak of the housing boom. The 20-city index was off just 0.7 percent from this time last year. The smallest decline in almost three years. Who's Lending Now Signaling that big banks are healthier and no longer need extraordinary lending practices. Many of the large banks have surplus capital now and can self fund as necessary. Other big banks, responsible for 60% of all mortgage loans before the crises, cant be far behind. Expect Mortgage rates To Rise The Federal Reserve yesterday plans to remove its support from the financial marketplace. You can take the view that this is a nod towards the ability of the economy to lift itself. But the timing of this move has increased nervousness for housing.
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