January 2009

More on Good Habits for Success in 2009

On Saturday, I posted some good habits for success in 2009. I probably should make editing my blog posts a habit as well. If I did, I wouldn’t create posts that run well over a thousand words and need to be broken into multiple parts. It’s never too early to start working! Good habits are [...]

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Real Estate

Mortgage Markets In Review : January 5, 2008

by Steve Heideman | January 5, 2009

Like the rest of the country, mortgage markets were on semi-vacation last week. The low trading volume led to wild rate swings. After beginning the week vastly improved, and capped by a terrible late-Friday run, mortgage rates ended the week unchanged for the second week in a row. This week, though, it’s anyone’s guess. Wall [...]

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Blogs

First-Time Homebuyer Credit – Is It Really a Free Lunch?

by Richard Warren | January 5, 2009

I was vaguely aware of the first-time homebuyer tax credit offered by the Government but never really paid much attention to it. I certainly wouldn’t be eligible for it since I have owned my home for a long time and have a number of investment properties as well. My real estate holdings are, for the [...]

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Commentary

Lay offs . . . where? I still can’t find a parking spot!

by Joshua Dorkin | January 4, 2009

I have a couple friends who were laid off before the holidays. Companies across the map (well, namely in my home state of sunny Michigan) sent their hardworking employees off with a 6-week package wrapped in Santa paper. Nice timing, Corporate America. They were just some of hundreds who were cast out of auto-related companies: [...]

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Commentary

The BiggerPockets Real Estate Show (sort of): Episode 3

by Joshua Dorkin | January 3, 2009

This episode covers such topics as setting your goals, localized real estate markets, the challenges for real estate agents and brokers in the current market and more. Any thoughts? Comments?

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Commentary

IndyMac Bought for $13.9 Billion – A Fishy Deal If You Ask Me!

by Rob K. Blake | January 3, 2009

The FDIC announced late today the sale of the remaining assets of the failed thrift, IndyMac, to a private consortium for $13.9 Billion. Dune Capital Management, J.C. Flowers & Co., and Paulson & Co. spear headed the buy in search of a rehabilitated servicing portfolio Sheila Blair reworked with her aggressive loan modification strategy. This [...]

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Real Estate

Smart Goals and Good Habits Make For a Successful 2009

by Brendan O'Brien | January 3, 2009

I’m writing this in bed, at 6:30 a.m. on January 1st – which makes this blog post my first official act of 2009. Seems like a pretty good time to think about goals and habits for 2009. Of course it’s important to set ambitious, yet reachable goals. But we’re never going to reach them if [...]

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BiggerPockets News

BiggerPockets Founder Joshua Dorkin Does Newsday, US News & World Report, more

by Joshua Dorkin | January 2, 2009

BiggerPockets.com continues to attract the attention of the mainstream press, and I thought I’d share a few recent mentions of note. The following are articles that I was interviewed for, which are now live: What’s ahead: Buyers and sellers will fare better in 2009 if they know what to look for. – Newsday – 1/2/09 [...]

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Commentary

A Look At 2009 From The Inside: Real Estate, Credit, and Debt

by Tom Koziol | January 2, 2009

About two months ago I wrote a post that included information from a monthly magazine,

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Learn Real Estate

6 Must Reads for New Real Estate Investors

by Anwell Tsai | January 1, 2009

1. Real Estate Principles for the New Economy by Miller/Geltner 2. Real Estate Finance and Investments by Brueggeman/Fisher 3. The Appraisal of Real Estate by the Appraisal Institute 4.Investment Analysis for Real Estate Decisions by Greer/Farrell 5. Property Management in Real Estate Investment Decision-making by Jaffe 6. Macroeconomics by N. Gregory Mankiw Real Estate Principles [...]

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