"Fix the housing Market." Laurie Goodman, cnnMoney

"Fix the housing Market." Laurie Goodman, cnnMoney

Hey, DGers. I came across this news story. It got me thinking.

Laurie Goodman "found that investors lose as much as 70% when the homes underlying their subprime MBS [mortgage backed securities] are foreclosed upon. Lenders that tried to rehabilitate delinquent borrowers by reducing the principal (or total amount owed) by an average of 26% were far less likely to have to foreclose, and they actually provided MBS investors higher returns. "If you save a borrower, you save an investor," Goodman says."

Still, most banks prefer to roll the dice on a housing rebound. What kind of sense is it to hold onto 26% and gamble losing 70%. None to me.

Read the full story here:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/13/pf/ows_goodman_best_money_moves.moneymag...

peace,

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I am direct to the VP of a $100 million dollar open-ended debt and equity fund which actively writes checks to fund businesses with an EBITDA of at least $1 million a year. We fund also have access to up to $500,000,000 for the purchase of distressed real estate, specially commercial $7,500,000 and up.


Add to this that HAMP isn't working.

Mortgage servicers are putting more failed Home Affordable Modification Program trials through foreclosure than they were one year ago.

According to Treasury Department data released last week, 10.6% of the more that 615,000 canceled HAMP trials completed the foreclosure process as of Nov. 1. That's more than double the 4.4% of failed HAMP trials foreclosed on as of November 2010.

While foreclosures are increasing, alternative modifications on these loans are dropping. Of the canceled HAMP trials, 39.7% went through the bank's own private programs, down from 45.4% over the same time period, according to Treasury data.

http://www.housingwire.com/2012/01/16/more-failed-hamp-trials-end-in-for...

__________________

Dana w/ Crossroads Solutions LLC
http://www.DanaLeigh209.com
http://www.DanaLeigh209.net
http://www.ULostThis.com
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I am direct to the VP of a $100 million dollar open-ended debt and equity fund which actively writes checks to fund businesses with an EBITDA of at least $1 million a year. We fund also have access to up to $500,000,000 for the purchase of distressed real estate, specially commercial $7,500,000 and up.


And then consider that...

Ten states saw vacancies go up by 70 percent or more as a result of high foreclosure rates. Those with the largest increases over the last decade were Nevada (126 percent), Minnesota (100 percent), New Hampshire (99 percent), Arizona (92 percent), and Florida (90 percent). Georgia, Michigan, Colorado, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts also experienced increases above 70 percent.

http://www.dsnews.com/articles/vacant-foreclosures-saddle-local-communit...

All of these facts indicate a new moneymaking niche for deeper pockets than mine. Indeed, to capitalize on my idea, a significant group of deep pocket would be needed.

Hmmm....

peace,

__________________

Dana w/ Crossroads Solutions LLC
http://www.DanaLeigh209.com
http://www.DanaLeigh209.net
http://www.ULostThis.com
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I am direct to the VP of a $100 million dollar open-ended debt and equity fund which actively writes checks to fund businesses with an EBITDA of at least $1 million a year. We fund also have access to up to $500,000,000 for the purchase of distressed real estate, specially commercial $7,500,000 and up.