Housing Market: With low supply and limited equity, many sellers are escewing listing agents

With inventory being in such short supply, anything put on the market is likely to sell easily. Two years ago when there were far more properties for sale than buyers who wanted them, professional marketing and broad exposure was necessary to attract a buyer’s attention. Not so today. This...
With low supply and limited equity, many sellers are escewing listing agents

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OCHN: Real estate cyclical downturn projected for 2017

BofA analyst projects falling house prices due to rising mortgage rates.

House prices rose rapidly from early 2012 through mid 2013, and although the rate of increase has slowed, prices are still rising rapidly by historic standards. But does that mean prices will keep rising rapidly...
Real estate cyclical downturn projected for 2017

Real Estate Loan: The move-up market will suffer for another decade

Everyone is cheering the bottom of the housing market, and the false assumption is that all properties will rise in price at a rapid rate as housing “recovers.” Properties priced below the conforming limit will almost certainly continue to rise thanks to restricted inventory and...
The move-up market will suffer for another decade

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OCHN: Are mortgage delinquencies much worse than reported?

Do the reported delinquency rates understate the magnitude of the problems faced by the major banks?

The news on delinquencies over the last several years encouraged those who want to believe the mortgage mess is past. Most reports over the last several years show a declining mortgage...
Are mortgage delinquencies much worse than reported?

Housing Forecast: Converting REO to rentals projected to be a $100 billion industry in 2012

A couple days ago, I postulated that lenders would utilize REO to rental programs to the extent feasible: … First, it gives them immediate capital. They don’t have to wait as they slowly liquidate on the MLS. Opponents of these programs — mostly realtors who fear loss of commissions — post...
Converting REO to rentals projected to be a $100 billion industry in 2012

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Mortgage Refinance: Ownership cost: taxes and opportunity costs

Today is part 4 in the ongoing series on Ownership Cost: Ownership cost: income, payments and house prices Ownership cost: interest rates and down payment requirements Ownership cost: property taxes, insurance, Mello Roos, and HOAs Ownership cost: taxes and opportunity costs Four Major Variables...
Ownership cost: taxes and opportunity costs

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OCHN: What don"t buyers invest in when they make a down payment?

Money spent on a down payment could have been invested in other assets that earn a return.

When people buy a family home, they invest in real estate. And since it’s assumed the highly-leveraged asset will appreciate in value at double-digit rates for eternity, and since the bulk of the...
What don"t buyers invest in when they make a down payment?

Mortgage Foreclosure: Potential government-induced mortgage credit crunch in 2013

To understand the credit crunch, and why we might have another one, I have a visualization exercise for you that I originally posted back in 2007: Imagine a room with 100 people representing the pool of subprime borrowers. These are new entrants to the market. They were previously unable to buy...
Potential government-induced mortgage credit crunch in 2013

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OCHN: What happens if the home mortgage interest deduction gets eliminated?

The home mortgage interest deduction is an expensive subsidy that doesn’t warrant its cost.

If you listen to the people who benefit most from government housing subsidies, there is never a good time to reduce or eliminate a source of government largess. If you’ve been reading this blog f...
What happens if the home mortgage interest deduction gets eliminated?

USA Foreclosure: Jumbo loan owners have no hope of a bailout

Most people assume the relative lack of must-sell inventory at the high-end of the housing market is because fewer borrowers at these price ranges are distressed. Nothing could be further from the truth. So why have we seen so few foreclosures? Amend-extend-pretend. The banks are choosing...
Jumbo loan owners have no hope of a bailout

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Renter News: The US needs a home equity lockbox owners can’t raid

Lenders enabled the housing bubble, but people needed a reason to provide the demand to pay stupid prices to inflate a housing bubble. As I documented, the Desire for Mortgage Equity Withdrawal Inflated the Housing Bubble. In order for home price appreciation to motivate people to pay stupid ...
The US needs a home equity lockbox owners can’t raid

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OCHN: How taxes impact homeownership costs

Real estate ownership has implications for both income taxes during the ownership period and capital gains on the sale.

Some people buy houses because they are “tired of paying so much in taxes.” Homeownership provides the taxpayer the ability to write off the cost of interest on a...
How taxes impact homeownership costs