Mortgage Rates are Lower but Harder to Get

November 13th, 2009

According to a recent article written by Holden Lewis for Bankrate.com, mortgage rates are near historic lows, but lenders are continuing to make it harder to get a home loan.

Who, What, When, Where, and Why a Short Sale?

August 4th, 2009

The terms short and sale together often tends to raise the eyebrows of skeptic real estate investors. Typically anytime a deal is mainly focused on the speediness of the transaction, especially if it involves cash money, people become more apprehensive about becoming involved.

Are Mortgage Rates About to Drop?

July 14th, 2009

In the following article,”Mortgage Interest Rate Predictions For the Rest of 2009“, author Michael Petrone feels that mortgage rates will drop in October 2009. He makes a sensible argument, feeling that the banks raised interest rates some time ago by .5% in order to service the influx of refinances resulting from President Obamas “Making Home Affordable” plan, and again will lower their rates once they get caught up. It primarily speaks of home mortgages, but seems likely that it will also apply to commercial mortgages, and if so, would be welcome news for real estate investors and agents who work with rental income properties. Let’s hope so.

How to Use the Real Estate Foreclosure Market to Build Your Nest

June 18th, 2009

by Beth Paolini

The Real Estate Investors Creative Financing Ideas

April 28th, 2009

by Gino Napolitano

Understanding the Benefit of a Loan-to-Interest Table

April 18th, 2009

A loan-to-interest table is a very useful finance resource for anyone about to buy real estate or working with real estate buyers because it concisely shows various combination’s of monthly payment based on a range of loan amounts and rates of interest. In just one sitting, you (or your customer) can quickly see hundreds of monthly payment amounts for various loan amounts with differing rates of interest.