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Foreclosures and Short Sales Dominated the U.S. Housing Market in 2009

It’s not surprising, that according to Zip Realty foreclosures and short sales dominated the U.S. housing market last year and were the driving force for the real estate roller coaster ride of 2009. 

Zip Realty broke down what they considered were the nine major real estate stories for 2009 and they are:

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Short sales up 268 percent from a year ago; Serious mortgage delinquencies up 147 percent for same period

Dennis Norman

Yesterday the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its foreclosure prevention report for July, 2009 for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans.  Based upon the data in the report I would say it’s safe to say the housing market is going to continue to be challenged for a while. 

Ah, the opportunities though for the [...]

Short Sales increase 45 percent in 2nd quarter; Foreclosures up by 23 percent

Dennis Norman

Many investors see short-sales and foreclosures as opportunities to make money in this challenging real estate market.  If you are one of them, or agree, rest assured, there are plenty more “opportunities” coming.

According to a report just released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the number of short sales and foreclosures continue to increase.

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Are home sale-leasebacks opportunities for real estate investors?

Dennis Norman

I was at a real estate industry function last night and, while talking with Dave, a commercial real estate broker, an interesting topic came up.  We were discussing the residential market and potential buying opportunities, concerns about an oversupply of rental property, etc.  Dave then asked if I thought sale-leasebacks would be a good approach?  Sale-leasebacks [...]

What do title companies think of Option Short Sale Flip deals?

Dennis Norman

I have written a couple of previous posts about a practice that has gained popularity over the past couple of years: the use of an option contract to “buy” a property on a short sale and, assuming the investorcan find a buyer, flipping the property to a new buyer on the same day the option [...]

More on Short Sale Option Deals

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

This past Monday I did a post on short sales where I addressed the use of option contracts by investors on short sales.  Since then I have spent a lot of time discussing and researching this approach to short sales.

I always try to keep an open mind when I look at [...]

Are options a good way to profit from short sales?

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

A recent study shows that 20% of homeowners owe more on their mortgage than their homes are worth.  This, coupled with the challenged market we have been in the last year and a half or so, has led to a record number of “short-sales”.

A short-sale is something that was relatively unheard of [...]

Short Sales increase 178% during 2008

The report shows the percentage of performing mortgages for the 4th quarter of 2008 had dropped to 89.95% down from 93.33% at the end of the first quarter.