The federal government in their quest to shore up the mortgage market in 2008 has created some new risks to the housing market. Non bank lenders now make up 74% of the origination volume with only 3 banks even making…
One of the world’s bubbliest real estate housing markets is tilting from sellers to buyers with dizzying speed. Canadian home prices fell for the first time in two years as a rapid rise in interest rates looks set to threaten…
The federal housing finance agency (FHFA), the largest buyer of mortgages through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Fannie/Freddie), announced huge changes to there fee structure. In particular they are targeting high cost loans with big jumps for second homeowners. …
For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen almost 2%. Why the change in alcohol sales? No, people are not consuming less…
10 million Americans are behind on their mortgage payments, with the majority of these late payments occurring in FHA loans. At the same time Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most markets. What was in…
Like many of you I had a “rocky” ride in the last real estate recession and successfully learned many “million-dollar” lessons that were very painful. One of the key takeaways from the last recession is that risks lurk in plain…
Trump wants to curtail flood insurance in flood prone areas. This all seems logical, so why is this such a big issue? As many environmentalists cheered, homebuilders were aghast. Trumps new plan would radically overhaul the 1968 program which protects…
I saw a surprising announcement yesterday that the largest residential real estate company was starting a mortgage arm. This mortgage arm will work closely with its realtors throughout the country to provide a “one stop shop” for home buyers. What…
As the holidays are well upon us, many borrowers have asked: "can you close my loan by year end?". The answer is yes. Fairivew is a private hard money lender that strictly lends their own money. Fairview has the ability…
Impact of Bailout on taxpayers and commercial lendersIt seems that everyone has thoughts on the current proposed bailout.Before drawing an opinion it is critical that the American public understands the true cost of such a proposal.The last bailout of this…