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More FHA insanity
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:30 am
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:30 am
quote:
In January, Mike Rowland was so broke that he had to raid his retirement savings to move [to San Francisco] from Boston.
A week ago, he and a couple of buddies bought a two-unit apartment building for nearly a million dollars. They had only a little cash to bring to the table but, with the federal government insuring the transaction, a large down payment was not necessary.
“It was kind of crazy we could get this big a loan,” said Mr. Rowland, 27. “If a government official came out here, I would slap him a high-five.”
...
For decades, most F.H.A. loans were in low-cost states like Texas and Michigan. ... The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 helped change that by temporarily doubling the maximum loan the F.H.A. insured, to $729,750. A two-unit property like the one bought by Mr. Rowland and his friends can be insured for up to $934,200.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
LINK
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:38 am to Tiger JJ
Ha, I read that like 20m ago. The ages made me think of some of my friends.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 12:55 am to Tiger JJ
From your link
I can't wait until the government hooks me up like this. High-fives for everybody.
quote:
“It was kind of crazy we could get this big a loan,” said Mr. Rowland, 27. “If a government official came out here, I would slap him a high-five.”
I can't wait until the government hooks me up like this. High-fives for everybody.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 10:25 am to Tiger JJ
Hence the reason we are in this turdmire. Or one of the many.
Posted on 11/20/09 at 6:23 pm to Tiger JJ
I think this is relevant...
"But look no further than the latest mortgage data for a clue about what the Fed is apt to do. One in 10 mortgage borrowers is at least one payment behind schedule in the third quarter, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Add in the nearly 4.5% of mortgage borrowers who are actually in foreclosure and you find that one in seven American homeowners with mortgages is in serious trouble.
Given this level of debt distress, the likelihood of the Fed raising rates dwindles to insignificance until well into 2010 and perhaps beyond."
This tidbit is buried in a FT article about bond yields dropping like a rock.
Gee, I wonder who could be pouring dollars into new treasury issues paying low (or negative) interest? The Fed/treasury/gov are on a mission to reinflate the housing bubble and nothing short of system collapse is going to deter them...unless Ben, Larry, Tim, et al, get their walking papers and the current administration changes horses in mid stream...an unlikely scenario imo.
"But look no further than the latest mortgage data for a clue about what the Fed is apt to do. One in 10 mortgage borrowers is at least one payment behind schedule in the third quarter, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Add in the nearly 4.5% of mortgage borrowers who are actually in foreclosure and you find that one in seven American homeowners with mortgages is in serious trouble.
Given this level of debt distress, the likelihood of the Fed raising rates dwindles to insignificance until well into 2010 and perhaps beyond."
This tidbit is buried in a FT article about bond yields dropping like a rock.
Gee, I wonder who could be pouring dollars into new treasury issues paying low (or negative) interest? The Fed/treasury/gov are on a mission to reinflate the housing bubble and nothing short of system collapse is going to deter them...unless Ben, Larry, Tim, et al, get their walking papers and the current administration changes horses in mid stream...an unlikely scenario imo.
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