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Will Real Estate Investing ever be the same again?
September 30, 2010 by C.J. Lauria · 0
Left under the ominous shadow of the megabanks is the bruised and tattered small real estate investor. The large lending institutions have brutalized the businesses of many small investors who were only out to turn a modest profit from turning a polished property…something the banks wouldn’t typically do. It used to be that whenever we [...]
...Read The RestInvestors: Jump on the “Green” Bandwagon
March 22, 2010 by C.J. Lauria · 0
For a while now you have been hearing about everything “green.” This is the new buzz word for the decade to come. Of course, “green” refers to anything that, in a very broad sense, is environmentally friendly. So, whether you are a real estate investment expert or just launching your “real estate investing for beginners” [...]
...Read The RestWhat Can We Expect in 2010?
February 21, 2010 by C.J. Lauria · 0
Feeling a little beat up coming out of 2009? You’re not alone. Now as we look forward into another year, anxiety and maybe a little fear seems to captivate the minds of many. Just over a year ago we witnessed the near collapse of the U.S. financial markets. While jobless figures have rocked our world, [...]
...Read The RestHang on! More Foreclosures Are Coming
January 19, 2010 by C.J. Lauria · 0
Do you like roller coaster rides? Check this out: The number of long-term adjustments completed under the president’s foreclosure prevention plan rose to 66,465 at the end of December, or 7.4% of all trial modifications started, up from 31,382 a month earlier. Another 46,056 modifications are pending borrowers’ final signatures, according to Treasury statistics released [...]
...Read The RestTo Modify or Not To Modify
December 17, 2009 by C.J. Lauria · 0
That is the question. Depending on whom you ask, you may get an amusing variety of answers. In theory, loan modification should be an equitable arrangement in which the bank avoids taking back a property from a family that is in hardship. The family, in turn, would likely avoid losing their home and taking a [...]
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December 11, 2009 by C.J. Lauria · 0
A number of realtors across the country can be heard making claims that we are ‘finally in a recovery.’ They like to site the summer’s sales figures as evidence. Let’s examine the facts so we aren’t mislead by, for all intents and purposes, the sales people. The labor Department has reported consumer prices rose 0.2% [...]
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