Real Estate Ruin: Two good reasons to keep renting in 2012

I still rent. I own investment properties, but I still rent my primary residence. In all likelihood, the properties at the mid to high price points common in Irvine will continue to come down over the next few years, so there is little urgency. I am enticed by the low interest rates and the...
Two good reasons to keep renting in 2012

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Debt Default: Expect years of low sales volumes in residential real estate

At this point we can be certain that banks are going to avoid or delay foreclosure or short sale until prices rise so they don’t have to lose money on the sale. They have no choice. With banks still exposed to $1 trillion in unsecured mortgage debt, they simply can’t take the losses...
Expect years of low sales volumes in residential real estate

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OCHN: Higher mortgage rates will loosen credit standards

Higher mortgage rates compensate investors for greater risks, leading to looser lending standards.

For the last several years, the refrain from housing insiders has been that credit standards are too tight and should be loosened. Real estate industry lobbyists appeal to lawmakers for policies...
Higher mortgage rates will loosen credit standards

Housing Market: Loan modification can-kicking going to extremes

The mainstream media housing market cheerleaders have been touting the declining delinquency rates as a sign of market health. As I recently pointed out, contrary to media spin, mortgage delinquencies are trending higher. We know that lenders don’t want to foreclose and recognize losses,...
Loan modification can-kicking going to extremes

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Real Estate Loan: Zombie debt collectors are gorging on former loan owners

For people who purchased properties in California, a non-recourse state, and never refinanced, lenders cannot come after them seeking to recoup their losses on a foreclosure. For those who live in recourse states, or California loanowners who refinanced, the situation is quite different. Lenders...
Zombie debt collectors are gorging on former loan owners

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OCHN: OC Housing affordable relative to rent, but not relative to income

The cost of owning and the cost of renting in OC housing market is balanced. Unfortunately, neither one is affordable based on local incomes.

I once wrote that Rental parity establishes the value of residential real estate, but others use different metrics to measure value and affordability. If...
OC Housing affordable relative to rent, but not relative to income

Housing Forecast: California realtors buy politicians to lobby against lost commissions from bulk sales

NAr couldn’t care less about the greater good. They lobby for their own narrow interests, irrespective of the impact it will have on the housing market, the rental market, or the broader US economy. Their latest self-serving battle is against bulk REO sales. Obviously, they don’t...
California realtors buy politicians to lobby against lost commissions from bulk sales

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OCHN: Rising interest rates will chill Chinese investment in US real estate

Rising interest rates will cause the US dollar to appreciate in value, making US real estate too expensive for foreign investors.

When interest rates go up, the American consumer will find housing less affordable, and as a result, home sales volume will sputter, and lower home prices may...
Rising interest rates will chill Chinese investment in US real estate

OCHN: Clear proof that rising interest rates kills home sales

Since the mid 1990s, mortgage interest rates and home sales moved in opposite directions. Dodd-Frank made this inverse correlation even stronger.

It’s clear that rising interest rates do not boost home prices. Perhaps rising wages can offset the damage, but rising mortgage rates are never...
Clear proof that rising interest rates kills home sales

USA Foreclosure: Renting is superior investment to owning for most Americans

Despite being an outspoken renter over the last five years (I’ve actually been a renter since 2001), I still believe there are virtues to home ownership. The emotional benefits are palpable, and there are financial reasons to own. The main financial reason I plan to own again soon is to...
Renting is superior investment to owning for most Americans

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Renter News: Did We Replace Welfare with Home Ownership and HELOC Abuse?

Why did the home ownership rate go up? Many people have speculated as to why the home ownership rate rose from a stable 64% to an unstable 69% beginning in 1996. Many political operatives have tried to tie this to one piece of legislation or another, and the article I am featuring today does ...
Did We Replace Welfare with Home Ownership and HELOC Abuse?

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OCHN: Is increased mortgage equity withdrawal the key to economic growth?

Ponzi schemes boost the economy through a flush of consumer spending with borrowed money. Unfortunately, Ponzi spending is not sustainable.

Macro economists look for data correlations to infer causations for economic events; however, they often fail to investigate the individual incentives...
Is increased mortgage equity withdrawal the key to economic growth?