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No Cash for Nobody??? - GLG News

Gerson Lehrman Group, New York
Medical office is a niche in the office sector that has outperformed on a relative basis. The same cannot be said for single-tenant properties, even though they have traditionally been considered a safe haven in past downturns. In this downturn, investors have very little confidence in the credit of any tenants. Prices of land suitable for ...

Capital Bank gets set for housing market to revive

... loans will be available for homes costing more than $600,000 that were constructed by homebuilders and developers that are Capital Bank customers. CEO Grant Yarber said rates will be 2 percentage points below a standard 30-year super jumbo mortgage ...

New-home sales dip; mortgage demand up as rates dive

An 82% surge in refinancing applications overshadowed a 10.6% rise in home purchase loan requests, lifting total applications from the previous week, when home loan demand sank to the lowest since late December. Average 30-year home loan rates fell to ...

Fraud fears cloud FHA's success in stabilizing housing market

About 7 percent of FHA loans are delinquent, greater than 90 days or in foreclosure, compared with more than 23 percent of subprime loans, he said. However, Donohue said the delinquent rate can be misleading. As of Sept. 30, the FHA's reserve fund for ...

Mortgage Rates to Fall Further: 7 Things to Know

Likewise, homeowners with adjustable rate loans--who have likely seen their interest rate fall recently--should not feel compelled to act this very second. "There is not a gun to your head," Gumbinger says. However, borrowers with these products ...

Fraud fears cloud FHA's success in stabilizing housing market

The agency didn't underwrite subprime or adjustable rate loans. As prices rose, the FHA was barred from writing loans on mortgages above $362,500. The maximum was raised in the stimulus bill to nearly $730,000. As subprime loans and adjustable rate ...

Mortgage Approvals Rise Boosts Housing Market

The number of loans passed in February was 37,937 - the highest since last May - the Bank of England said. The figure suggests that record low interest rates and recent steep house price falls are tempting buyers back to the market. Anecdotal reports ...

Housing Crisis Upside: Bargains for Everyone

It really is almost a national situation where we can find you at least one good deal almost everywhere," said Rick Sharga, the vice president of marketing for the foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac. The deals could get better still. Sharga said ...

Housing bust hits Manhattan

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The national housing slump is finally crashing at the shores of Manhattan island, which had its worst quarter in years, according to several industry reports released on Thursday. The big hit was seen in sales volume, which ...

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