MBS
Commentary by Ryan Hinricher | May 17, 2010Has the tax credit expiring affected your real estate business? Being a fulltime investor requires doing multiple transaction types. And for many investors that includes retail flips. When the tax credit extended many investors (myself included) placed some bets on the owner occupants buying at the second run up to expiration. This played out exactly [...]
Economy by Ryan Hinricher | March 15, 2010 
The Federal Reserve’s purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) is scheduled to end on March 31st. A few weeks ago I wrote that there was some talk of extending this program. It seems as though most signs are pointing to the market stepping in and taking the place of the Fed in these purchases. The [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | February 11, 2010It seems that everywhere you look now days the news stories, regardless of their source, provide nothing but conflicting points of view regarding the economy and where it is heading. Prices are up, sales are down. We’re at the bottom… no it’s going to double-dip. Credit is available… no it’s not! As a real estate investor, I am [...]
Mortgages & Lending by Ryan Hinricher | February 8, 2010I’ve been curious lately about the end of the Mortgage Backed Security (MBS) purchases by the Federal Reserve in March. The Fed is planning to end the program in less than 60 days on March 31st. Currently they stand at about 94% having purchased 1.17 trillion of the 1.25 trillion allocated to purchase these securities. [...]
Economy by Ryan Hinricher | February 1, 2010Last week, a media storm took place with the large drop in existing home sales. The drop of 16% seemed to shock everyone who was predicting only a 10% decline after the expiration of the initial home-buyer tax credit. Right after this, the numbers came out on new home sales, which painted an even bleaker [...]
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Real Test of Real Estate Recovery Starts Now
by Ryan Hinricher | May 17, 2010Has the tax credit expiring affected your real estate business? Being a fulltime investor requires doing multiple transaction types. And for many investors that includes retail flips. When the tax credit extended many investors (myself included) placed some bets on the owner occupants buying at the second run up to expiration. This played out exactly [...]