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The Motley Fool
November 8, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Fixing Housing: Easier Said Than Done Ever since 2007, there's been a push from both private executives and public policy makers to do more, tweaking every knob in an attempt to end the housing slump sooner rather than later.   |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Dangerously Delaying the Inevitable In order to help the economy recover, the Obama administration relaxes the requirements for government-backed mortgage modifications. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
3 Reasons Mortgage Modifications Are Failing Want a mortgage modification? Cross your fingers, and don't expect a lot of help from banks. |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Jody Shenn |
Mortgages: Strategic Defaults Are On the Rise By not making mortgage payments on "underwater" homes, borrowers may be paradoxically helping to boost the economy. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Dumbest Stimulus Plan to Date Punishing prudence, one bank at a time. One year ago, banks were ridiculed for making so many bad loans. Today, they're being threatened with fines for not making enough. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Failure of the Year Mortgage modification re-defaults -- modified loans that fall back into default -- are quite high. And not just a little high, not just annoyingly high, but horrifyingly high. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Take This Mortgage and Shove It! New research could show a way to curb strategic foreclosures. Could attending to homeowners' emotional needs be the answer to the problem of strategic foreclosures? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Homeowners Free-Riding on the Bank's Dime Foreclosed on, but still happily at home. |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2010
Gittelsohn & Gopal |
Finding a Better Lifeline for Homeowners With mortgages underwater by a record $745 billion, regulators may force lenders to cut principal. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Are Foreclosures Unavoidable? Experience is showing that when banks have modified loan terms it is only moderately effective in avoiding foreclosures. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2009
Morgan Housel |
You Call This a Cure? Cure rates on mortgage delinquencies have fallen off a cliff. Why is that, and what does it mean for banks? |
BusinessWeek
March 10, 2011
Karen Weise |
States Test Mortgage Principal Write-Downs Some economists say home-loan forgiveness is the key to a real estate rebound. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
SEC Fears Banks Are Putting Lipstick on Piggish Loans Are overvalued real estate loans inflating the book value of your bank? |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Negative Amortization Trap Negative amortization loans are the only way some homeowners can buy their homes, but they present a trap for the unwary. Only by managing your finances carefully can you avoid a potentially disastrous result. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are Homeowners Idiots? There's nothing that confuses economists more than people not acting in their own best interest by continuing to pay a large mortgage on a devalued house. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Gas Up Your Mortgage? Could an accelerator program be a good idea if you've worked through your priorities and decided that paying off your mortgage quickly ranks at the top? |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Is the Housing ATM Reopening? Many seniors will be glad to hear what a number of lending institutions are saying about reverse mortgages. They are getting less expensive. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage? Many people are doing it, but is it the smartest move? |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Get the Point on "Points" If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about origination and discount points. There's a time you should pay points, and a time you should skip them. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Who's to Blame for the Mortgage Mess? Because the problem lies with unqualified borrowers -- not inefficient servicers -- it's reasonable to assume the success rate won't go appreciably higher than it currently is. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Why This Mortgage Move Is a Bad Idea The rumored proposal to allow refinancing doesn't address the true problem. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why We Care About Idiot Homeowners There are broad repercussions from homeowners who walk away from their homes. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2006 |
Your Down-Payment Portion Don't put down 20% on your new home unless it makes sense for you. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Housing's Silent Victim Housing's silent victim is the impact it's had on job mobility. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
What Happens to Housing After Life Support? So much stimulus, so little time left. Much of housing's life support will have its plug pulled in the coming weeks and months. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Citi Picks Principal Citigroup purchases Principal Financial Group's mortgage operations unit. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
Don't Pay for Bi-Weekly Mortgages Most companies charge for a bi-weekly mortgage plan. Why pay when you can do it yourself and save hundreds of dollars? |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2010
Kathleen M. Howley et al. |
Mortgage Modifications Aren't Stopping Foreclosures Programs designed to keep owners in their homes are being upended by lost paperwork and procedural errors. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Bailout Ben's Bogus Brainstorm The Fed chairman would like to up the federal role, and use your money, to solve housing's woes. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Citigroup's Shameful About-Face on Mortgage Mods Beware this misguided effort to stop foreclosures. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2004 |
Don't Overpay for Your Mortgage For most homeowners, the mortgage payment is by far their biggest monthly expense. Spending 60 seconds reviewing it can do wonders for your budget. So, let's take a look... |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Chris Mallon |
In Your Best Interest Rising home prices make interest-only mortgages a popular tool for homebuyers. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2004 |
Optimize Your Mortgage Take a minute to see if you can benefit from even lower interest rates. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Don't Fail This Mortgage Quiz Avoid payment shock by knowing your mortgage's intimate details. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The $215 Billion Hole in the Housing Market Underwater homeowners and the looming debt bomb. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
Russ Krull |
Wells Fargo: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats An earnings report is a great excuse to put Wells Fargo under a SWOT-light for a look at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need to Do This Again Mortgage rates are down again. Time to refi? |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Problem for Housing Limits on loans by Congress will hurt hard-hit high-end housing markets. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
2009: The Year Borrowers Got a Clue There are increasingly encouraging signs that fiscal responsibility may be a trend that lasts beyond the end of the recession. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2005
Rich Smith |
Interested in Interest-Only? Here is a look at the risks that interest-only mortgages pose not only to homeowners, but to investors in the banks offering these seemingly sweet ( to homebuyers) deals. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Bernanke Has a Point. Maybe. Is his idea about reducing mortgage principals a reasonable one? |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is Killing Housing Prices And it ain't letting up anytime soon. As home prices crater, the incentive to give your home back to the bank -- even if you can afford the monthly payments -- grows by the day. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Good Credit Won't Save You Now The "adverse market" surcharge could cost mortgage borrowers thousands annually. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2009
Russ Krull |
Banking on Clues From the FHA FHA funds report sheds some light on mortgage performance. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Anne Tergesen |
Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2010
Campbell & Henry |
The Home-Equity Hurt Ahead for Banks Bad second mortgages are about to batter earnings and slow efforts to resolve the foreclosure crisis |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Banks Say No Thanks to Reverse Mortgages Should you do likewise? |
