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2010
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Aren't we suspicious of finance reform? The reform package currently working its way thru Congress is already 1,500 pages and some of it will affect real estate. We all have a stake in this and need to stand watch. As an example, already there is more than one reason to be alarmed when a senato...
05/31/2010
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to buy back the bad loans they made. In the last 3 months, mortgage lenders were forced to buy back over $3 Billion in bad debt. Fannie or Freddie own or guarantee about $5 Trillion in mortgage debt. National debt stands at $13 Trillion (U.S. National Debt Clock). So far the treasury Dept has pr...
05/31/2010
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According to the American Banker, about $10 Billion in these mortgages have been placed for sale during the first 3 months of 2010. And so far about 1/3 have been sold. Private investors and hedge funds are buying these toxic assets for pennies on the dollar. This helps banks clean up their bala...
05/31/2010