Interest rate

Interest Rates: A Critically Important Factor for Real Estate Investors

by Ken Corsini | June 1, 2011

I just read an article today regarding the fact that mortgage interest rates have just reached their lowest point of 2011. Interestingly, I remember reading another article in early April of this year about the likelihood of rising interest rates and the urgency many real estate brokers were broadcasting to their clients to purchase before [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Finding the Missing Pieces in Seller-Financed Notes

by Kevin Kaczmarek | February 2, 2011

It was a typical phone call, “I understand you purchase land contracts notes?” I replied, “Absolutely! What can you tell me about the terms of the note?” The response I got was one I was well prepared for, and you should be too. “Well, the note is for 10 years, with a $25,000 balance, payments [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

IRS Eases Restrictions on Commercial Loan Modifications

by Ted Karsch | November 5, 2009

The IRS has issued a new rule IRS Revenue Procedure 2009-45 IRS Revenue Procedure 2009-45 that eases the restrictions on modifications of commercial mortgages that have been packaged into commercial mortgage backed securities. This action allows borrowers to open discussions with the loan servicer prior to any default in an attempt to work out the [...]

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Economy

Where is the real estate market going?

by Ryan Moeller | October 6, 2009

Has the real estate market bottomed? No, nope, not a chance. We are through 1 of 3 storms and have a crippled economy and really high unemployment. The good news is that we are through the worst. With terrible times come tremendous opportunities. After the last up cycle where everything went way higher then it should have, this had to happen. It is inevitable. If you are like me, you see the next 3-5 years as the opportunity of a lifetime. Here is why.

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Economy

Mortgage Interest Rates: Where Are They Heading?

by Peter Giardini | September 22, 2009

I was listening to a financial talk show on the radio the other day; the host was going nuts over an upcoming Treasury auction where over $140 Billion in 2, 5, and 7 year notes were going to be auctioned. This would represent the most auctioned at one time ever, and would be on top of $60+ Billion in notes auctioned the week before.

This got me to thinking about how much debt was out there and ultimately where current mortgage rates were and what direction they were headed in. Here is what I found…

The State of Debt

In my search I ran across this very sobering set of statistics about who holds the most US debt… take a look at the data, and if you’re not concerned about where interest rates and inflation are heading, then you must be asleep.

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