The Bernanke Put: The Implied Protection of Mortgage Interest Rates

Mar 1st, 2010 by IrvineRenter 

The Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke is continuing the policy of fostering moral hazard through implied guarantees. The Bernanke Put applies not just to the stock market, but directly to the home mortgage market as well.

Today's featured property is a delusional flipper lowering price to find the market.

 

Irvine Home Address ... 14512 LARCH Irvine, CA 92606
Resale Home Price ...... $775,000

  

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The Unceremonious Fall from Entitlement

Feb 10th, 2010 by IrvineRenter 

Many cling to lifestyles of the Great Housing Bubble unable to accept reality of living within the confines of their wage income. Today we examine the inevitable and ignominious fall from entitlement.

80 FAIRLAKE 21 Irvine, CA 92614 front 80 FAIRLAKE 21 Irvine, CA 92614 kitchen

Irvine Home Address ... 80 FAIRLAKE 21 Irvine, CA 92614
Resale Home Price ...... $1,200,000

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Foreclosure 101: Mechanics of a Trustee Sale

Jan 22nd, 2010 by IrvineRenter 

Today we conclude the three-part series, Foreclosure 101, with a look at the details of a Trustee Sale and a high-end Irvine property defying financial gravity. 

1 SHADOW Gln Irvine, CA 92620 front 1 SHADOW Gln Irvine, CA 92620 kitchen

Irvine Home Address ... 1 SHADOW Gln Irvine, CA 92620
Resale Home Price ...... $1,389,900

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Foreclosure 101: Vesting Title

Jan 20th, 2010 by IrvineRenter 

Today is the first in a three-day series on the foreclosure process. We will look at the legal aspects of home ownership and peek at a Northpark flip.

103 TERRA BELLA Irvine, CA 92602 front 103 TERRA BELLA Irvine, CA 92602 kitchen

Irvine Home Address ... 103 TERRA BELLA Irvine, CA 92602
Resale Home Price ...... $449,000

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House Prices Will Decline in 2010

Jan 4th, 2010 by IrvineRenter 

Despite the optimism for a better 2010, house prices are not going to rise, HELOC money is not coming back, and the giant house party of the 00s has come to an end. Properties like today's are a symptom of our collective hangover.

34 CAPISTRANO Irvine, CA 92602 front

Irvine Home Address ... 34 CAPISTRANO Irvine, CA 92602
Resale Home Price ...... $840,000

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US Exports Housing Bubble to Canada

Dec 28th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

The Canadians missed out on the Great Housing Bubble, but they are inflating one in the aftermath. O Canada!

2 NEVADA Irvine, CA 92606 front 2 NEVADA Irvine, CA 92606 kitchen

Irvine Home Address ... 2 NEVADA Irvine, CA 92606
Resale Home Price ...... $749,000

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Will the Federal Reserve Take Over?

Dec 7th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

The Federal Reserve currently controls mortgage interest rates through its direct purchase of Agency debt. Now that we have given the Federal Reserve this ability, are they going to keep it?

6 LAKEVIEW 73 Irvine, CA 92604 front 6 LAKEVIEW 73 Irvine, CA 92604 kitchen

Irvine Home Address ... 6 LAKEVIEW 73 Irvine, CA 92604
Resale Home Price ...... $700,000

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