Archive for December, 2011

St Louis Lending and Customer Financing: Double-Dip Projected

Saturday, December 31st, 2011


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St. Louis Mortgage Loan and In-House Financing News: Double-Dip


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Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists say the ending of benefits for the so-called “99ers” those who have exceeded their normal benefit allotment and are on an emergency (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Refinancing and Consumer Finance: Home Prices Decline

Friday, December 30th, 2011


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St. Louis Finance and Customer Financing News: NAR Reports Metro Prices Mixed, State Sales Down


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Median existing-home prices declined modestly in the second quarter with 27 percent of metropolitan areas experiencing price gains from a year ago, while state home sales declined from the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest quarterly (more…)

St Louis Loan and In House Financing: Buying Is Cheaper Than Renting

Thursday, December 29th, 2011


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St. Louis Home Mortgage and Customer Financing News: Buying Is Now Cheaper Than Renting


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Now it is cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than to rent one in most major U.S. cities. According to real estate web site Trulia, buying was cheaper than renting in 74 percent of the (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Lending and Customer Financing: Past Due Mortgages Up

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011


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St. Louis Home Loans and In-House Financing News: DSNews.com Reports That Past-Due Mortgages Climb Above 6.5 Million


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According to a recent report from Lender Processing Services, the number of mortgages that are delinquent or in foreclosure is at 6,538,000. The company’s assessment is based on (more…)

St Louis Mortgage and Consumer Finance: Builder Forecasts For 2012

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011


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St. Louis Mortgage Refinancing and Financing For Customers News: Diana Olick Reports Best Builder Bets for 2012


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Sales of newly built homes are on track to set a new record low for this year. The street was expecting a flat to slightly down reading in July, and while the number came in at -0.7 percent, that figures in a very large (more…)

St Louis Lending and Customer Financing: Delinquencies Rise Foreclosures Fall

Monday, December 26th, 2011


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St. Louis Mortgage Loan and In-House Financing News: Delinquencies Rise, Foreclosures Fall in Latest MBA Mortgage


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The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.44 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 12 basis points from the first quarter of 2011, and a decrease of 141 basis points from (more…)

St Louis Home Mortgage and In House Financing: Shadow Inventory Poses Threat

Sunday, December 25th, 2011


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St. Louis Mortgage Lending and Customer Financing News: Shadow Inventory Improves But Still Threatens Housing Recovery


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Despite all those millions of distressed properties out on sale, depressing home prices even further, there is one glimmer of hope according Standard & Poor.

According to the report the time it would take for banks to purge all of this so-called “shadow inventory” from the (more…)

St Louis Commercial Financing: Commercial Real Estate Market Falls Flat

Saturday, December 24th, 2011


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Customer Financing and In-House Financing News: Slowdown Impacts Commercial Real Estate Markets


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Commercial real estate vacancy rates are flat and projections for growth have been moderated because economic growth and job creation have been weaker than expected, but modest improvements are expected over the coming year, according to the (more…)

St Louis Home Loans and Customer Financing: High End Housing Hits Wall

Friday, December 23rd, 2011


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St. Louis Mortgage Lending and In-House Financing News: Diana Olick Reports Higher-End Housing Hits a Wall


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Most of America won’t shed a tear for those who own higher-priced homes, especially given that the median home price in the nation has now fallen to just $174,000, but investors and homeowners alike should take note: Higher priced homes are (more…)

St Louis Finance and In House Financing: Lending Is Shrinking

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011


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St Louis Loan and Financing For Customers News: Lending Shrinks

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Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch doubt government attempts to improve the mortgage refinancing process will (more…)