Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced a redesign for the standardized form borrowers use to apply for a loan, the first substantial revision in more than two decades. The changes to the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) include simplified terminology and new data fields capturing borrower information in an easier-to-read format, the GSEs said. …
A prohibited transaction can be described as an improper use of your IRA account assets by a disqualified person. The term prohibited transaction in this case applies to retirement plans such as a self-directed IRA, or 401(k). Here are some transactions that would be considered prohibited: a transfer of plan income or assets to, or …
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“Private capital is now absorbing large amounts of mortgage credit risk which was previously supported by the U.S. taxpayer.” — Donald Layton, Freddie Mac CEO Yesterday Freddie Mac announced that it will be concentrating on the single-family asset class for some $650 billion in future loan sales. READ MORE: http://www.dsnews.com/news/06-20-2016/freddie-mac-works-to-involve-private-investors-more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a mortgagee’s security interest cannot be extinguished by the foreclosure of a homeowner’s association “super lien.” In 2014 the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a note “super priority lien” held by a homeowners association can extinguish a first deed of trust on a …
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Jack Shea is a highly-respected authority on note investing, options, tax-free exchanges, trusts and self-directed IRAs. He taught at the 2016 Paper Source Note Symposium (the videos are available here: https://cashflowprofitseminars.com/order-cashflow-profits-2016-videos ) Jack operates a 1031 exchange business as well as conducts classes on the details of tax-free sales and purchases. He also has written a …
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Many money scams are born from misplaced trust and greed — and it’s important you take the necessary precautions to safeguard your investment funds. Here are common examples of investment scams to watch out for. Kirk Chisholm, wealth manager at Innovative Advisory Group, said, “Many times fraudsters will relocate from time to time when they have outstayed their …
Before the financial crisis, many mortgage contracts contained a provision stating that borrowers who paid off their loan early had to pay a penalty. Penalties were usually expressed as a percent of the outstanding balance at time of prepayment or a specified number of months of interest. In most cases, the penalties declined with the …
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In a precedent-setting case, the California Supreme Court will decide the degree of a real estate agent’s fiduciary duty to a client and the ethics of “dual agency” (an agent acting on behalf of both seller and buyer). Aman is weeping in a Malibu condo on the inland side of Pacific Coast Highway. “When my …
Negotiation is a major characteristic of being a successful investor. You use these negotiation skills on a daily basis more than you may realize. Not only is this helpful in finding deals but many other aspects of your business as well. You negotiate in almost everything you do and everything you purchase. Successful negotiation can …
www.proffer.com is a website where you can make non-binding offers on millions of properties anywhere in the U.S. both on and off the market. You submit ‘non-binding pre-offers’ (proffers) on any address in the USA with just a click. Type in what you think it’s worth and what you are willing to pay and click. Then …
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