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If you're in the process of buying your first home and have been trying to find all the facts in one place, you can stop looking now. Housing Finance 2020 lays out clearly and concisely the New Mortgage Programs for the New Generation of Homebuyers. With explanations on conventional and government-insured mortgage programs, qualifying guidelines, the steps to applying for a mortgage, and more, you can feel confident that you won't need any other resource...
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Over the last two years, the United States has observed, with some horror, the explosion and collapse of entire segments of the housing market, especially those driven by subprime and alternative or "exotic" home mortgage lending. The unfortunately timely Foreclosed explains the rise of high-risk lending and why these newer types of loans-and their associated regulatory infrastructure-failed in substantial ways. Dan Immergluck narrates the boom in...
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The 2008 financial crisis, like the Great Depression, was a world-historical event. What caused it will be debated for years, if not generations. The conventional narrative is that the financial crisis was caused by Wall Street greed and insufficient regulation of the financial system. That narrative produced the Dodd-Frank Act, the most comprehensive financial-system regulation since the New Deal. There is evidence, however, that the Dodd-Frank Act...
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"A health crisis or financial setback can suddenly propel us into unknown territory. Facing an uncertain future without a plan is like finding yourself on an "Accidental Safari." Author Richard C. Tizzano, a trusted advocate in Elder Law and Crisis Management, guides us through the jungles of Medicaid, Medicare and health insurance; wills, directives and powers of attorney; long-term care facilities and residential options; financial resources and...
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The only guidebook that shows you how to finance any property—with or without bank approval
Would you like to discover all of the many ways that you can finance real estate? Want to learn how to cut your financing costs, avoid pitfalls, and negotiate the best terms? Then let Gary Eldred's 106 Mortgage Secrets All Borrowers Must Learn—But Lenders Don't Tell, Second Edition guide you. Fully updated, this practical guide explains how...
Would you like to discover all of the many ways that you can finance real estate? Want to learn how to cut your financing costs, avoid pitfalls, and negotiate the best terms? Then let Gary Eldred's 106 Mortgage Secrets All Borrowers Must Learn—But Lenders Don't Tell, Second Edition guide you. Fully updated, this practical guide explains how...
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"After the crisis of 2008, the social contract between the financial industry and everyone else was badly broken--perhaps, it seemed, irrevocably. Since then, banks have paid out billion-dollar settlements and Congress has passed some new laws, but a deeper rapprochement is still missing. John Taft has gathered some of the greatest financial minds of our time to explore how the industry can harness the same creative energy that invented credit default...
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"In September 2008, beset by mounting losses on high-risk mortgages and mortgage securities, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation teetered on the brink of insolvency. Fearing that confidence in the housing market would collapse completely if Freddie Mac and its competitor Fannie Mae failed, the US government made the difficult decision to place the two firms into conservatorship, taking control away from shareholders. Although the taxpayer commitment...
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Whether you're buying your first home or your fifth, it's important for buyers to learn the latest real estate rules about mortgage lenders, interest rates, down payments, real estate agents, disclosures, FHA loans, and other basic of home buying. That's where this book from the editors at realtor.com can help! In this step-by-step book, we'll guide you through the home-buying process and point out the pitfalls, so that first-time home buyers can...