1.SmartZip Analytics Named to REach’s 2014 Accelerator Class
“The National Association of Realtors® today announced that SmartZip Analytics, the national leader in real estate analytics and predictive marketing, is the first company selected to join the 2014 class of REach™, the strategic growth technology accelerator founded and managed by NAR’s investment arm, Second Century Ventures.”
2. 4 million homeowners climb out of negative equity
“WASHINGTON — The economy may be growing at a frustratingly slow pace, but one piece of it is booming: American homeowners’ equity holdings — the market value of their houses minus their mortgage debts — soared by nearly $2.1 trillion last year to $10 trillion.”
3.Fannie Mae Wind-Down Deemed Threat to Home Recovery: Mortgages
“A U.S. Senate plan to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FMCC) may deliver an unintended blow to a fragile housing recovery.”
4.Following Buffett’s teachings
“It’s written by one of the world’s richest men, it’s 24 pages long, and it’s one of the best how-to guides that I can think of for young investors.”
5.Zombie properties are dead weight for municipalities
“Instead of bringing in revenue through property taxes, they become a financial burden to municipal governments, which are forced to maintain them. Such properties often become magnets for crime, graffiti and arson. They also depress the value of houses and other properties nearby.”
6.Fannie, Freddie bill leaves status of private shareholders to courts
“A draft bill to wind down government-run mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, released by two leading U.S. senators on Sunday, would leave a decision on how to treat their private shareholders to the courts. “
7.Seller Finance Strategies a Secure Way to Invest in Property in Any Market Condition, Reveals Rick Otton
“Rick Otton, renowned property coach in Australia and the UK, will share how investors can adapt to changing real estate market conditions using seller finance strategies when he hosts his highly anticipated event training event Zero Debt Property Cash Flow Bootcamp on 21st – 23rd March, 2014.”
8.The liberation of real estate data: does having readily available real estate information encourage the boom and bust cycle? Zillow reaches 70 million unique users per month.
“You can’t stop the internet when it comes to real estate data. Zillow is a great example of technology revolutionizing the way people view real estate. “
9.How Much Will An End To Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Cost You?
“How does a 20-percent mortgage rate hike sound to you? Or maybe more? That might be the effective result if a new GSE “reform” agreement on Capitol Hill ever makes it through the legislative process. “
10.Summary of Newly-Released Housing Reform Bill
“As promised last week, the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee has released draft legislation to revamp the nation’s housing finance system.”