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Danny Webber Housing crash would be worse than Great Depression
18 July 2020 | 17 replies
From Danny- I personally believe the government will intervene in some way to either prevent this or mitigate it somehow. 
Brent Zande Why is there so much Happy Talk???
21 July 2020 | 33 replies
All I can say is our government today reminds me of my beloved Chicago Bears during the late 60's and 1970's. 
Jack B. Mortgage delinquency rate highest it's been in 21 years....
21 July 2020 | 5 replies
Three reasons: (1) the federal government is still in the driver's seat with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, so those mortgages will get deferred or worked out in some way; politicians got killed last time for the foreclosure rate, so they are not going to let it happen again and (2) the fundamental structure around loan origination is a million times better than it was in the run up to 2008; between 01 - 07 you did not need a license to originate a loan once Dodd-Frank passed and licensing became the standard a lot of bad loan officers got out of the business, and (3) Banks also tightened up their verification standards ( I know the standards are still relatively loose) but 4506T forms were not used between 01 - 07, so people lied about their income; after 2008, banks started to use 4506T forms to verify tax returns. 
Gitit Hefetz Tiny home on backyard in Sacramento
21 July 2020 | 4 replies
@Gitit Hefetz, Another colleague on BP recommended I check out this website, when I too, asked about ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units): https://maxablespace.com/Like what DJ said above - because of the housing shortage, the government has been a lot more lenient and has actually been pushing for the creation of these detached or attached ADUs in properties.
Joe Davola Help with Florida (Moving from NY)
21 July 2020 | 11 replies
Lower rent and property taxes on commercial property, not to mention slightly lower cost of living and moving away from the tax-and-spend state and local governments here in NY, etc..
Danny Webber CASE-SHILLER PREDICTS A 6.6% DECREASE IN HOME VALUES BY MAY 2021
19 July 2020 | 4 replies
Interest rates are at an all time low...https://www.valuepenguin.com/mortgages/historical-mortgage-rates#:~:text=The%20mortgage%20rates%20trend%20continued,the%20history%20of%20mortgage%20rates.We have government throwing money at the economy with the stimulus bills and there is another round of stimulus being talked about. 
Darrin Jones Trying to structure a unique situation
1 August 2020 | 2 replies
I have a unique situation where I may be medically retired from my government job due to an on the job injury (back surgery/nerve damage) I am still able to do physical things but may not be able to stay in the job based upon it's requirments (Law Enforcement).
Jimmy Kong Holdover Tenant and Non Payment of Rent
19 August 2020 | 8 replies
All of this the government said for food and rent so people wouldn't be evicted.
Daniel Suarez Anyone else expecting a really bad month?
20 July 2020 | 13 replies
The fourth is a government program that takes 2 months to receive rents so I won't get the rent until September, and the last one is an offer I gave the tenant that if she paid rent on time every month I would give her the last month for free. 
Broderic Dytoc Total newbie looking to learn and invest in Philippines
29 July 2020 | 15 replies
@Broderic Dytoc secondary market- 2nd hand properties like previous owners, bank/government foreclosures.