{"id":1140,"date":"2007-03-13T05:36:02","date_gmt":"2007-03-13T12:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2008-01-08T20:35:27","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T03:35:27","slug":"subprime-mortgages-turning-really-bitter-lemons-into-lemonade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1140\/subprime-mortgages-turning-really-bitter-lemons-into-lemonade\/","title":{"rendered":"Subprime Mortgages: Turning Really Bitter Lemons into Lemonade"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears the Wall Street Journal has sniffed out major issues in the sub prime lending market only two weeks after Brian Brady broke the news here first<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. They focused on one of the strongest lenders, New Century, who is now poised to take the biggest fall because of their lax lending practices and perhaps illegal accounting. So why do I bring this up? Simple, it’s a great time to talk about some great investment opportunities on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Let me start by saying that this truly is a tragedy. Many unsuspecting people will lose their homes because of poor lending practices. Additionally, many mortgage companies will go under costing thousands more their jobs. While this does not appear to be the 1980’s S&L crisis reborn, it will have some serious repercussions on the mortgage and asset back securities industries.<\/p>\n

So where is the opportunity for the investor? Essentially, the foreclosure market will be flush with properties in the coming years. As defaults continue to rise, foreclosures will soon follow. Worse yet, many of the banks that make these loans will be trying to get them off their books as soon as possible. This creates great investment opportunities in markets that might have been inaccessible before. Lots of these loan products were\/are huge in markets like California and New York, where prices have sky rocketed. Additionally, with the influx of bank owned properties on the market, expect housing price increases to slow in these markets.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, many mortgage companies are now tightening their belts. Countrywide, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, has completely stopped doing 100% financing. Since they are the industry leader, it is safe to assume many of their peers will follow. This practice will push more people to renting because essentially less people will be able to afford to buy.<\/p>\n

This is one example of a way to makes lemonade from some pretty bitter lemons. The ripples of the sub prime fall out will be far and wide, but make no mistake, there will be people that do pretty well because of it. Regardless of your opinion on how or why this situation Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It appears the Wall Street Journal has sniffed out major issues in the sub prime lending market only two weeks after Brian Brady broke the news here first. They focused on one of the strongest lenders, New Century, who is now poised to take the biggest fall because of their lax lending practices and perhaps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-general","8":"category-investment","9":"category-real-estate","11":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2153,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2153\/hr-3915-exploring-the-minds-of-the-enablers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1140,"position":0},"title":"HR 3915: Exploring the Minds of the Enablers","author":"Brian Brady","date":"November 3, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"HR 3915 is referred to as the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. 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