http://www.milanproperties.net Real Estate Investor's Blog Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:44:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   All parts of the country showed big declines in building activity getCSS("3088867")     ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=161   By Bob Howard ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=160   Commercial real estate executives are bracing for the next landfall of the global financial crisis, cutting middle-management jobs and postponing hiring in late 2008, according to the 2008 SelectLeaders/Cornell Job Barometer, an annual assessment of the U.S. job market in real estate. "It's not looking good ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=159   Amy Rubenstein CEO Milan Properties Inc. U.S. CMBS loan performance continues to be stable as workouts corresponding to multifamily loans have offset preliminary weakening in the retail sector, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest U.S. CMBS loan delinquency index "The proportion of delinquent multifamily loans as ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=158 The optimism in the housing markets spurred by the federal government's action to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship this summer has been overtaken by the continued stress and panic in the financial markets, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's (MBAA) latest ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=157 Schwarzenegger Tours Solar Rooftops in Los Angeles Milan P. Rubenstein Milan Properties Blog California Governor Visits Staples Center, Contessa Food Plant ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=156 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As part of the massive housing rescue bill passed by Congress in July, troubled borrowers will be able to refinance their home loans with the backing of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) starting on October 1. But at a congressional hearing today in Washington, lenders didn't seem ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=155 Are homeowners in denial? Are they stubbornly -- maybe irrationally -- clinging to the belief that other people's homes may be losing value, but theirs isn't? How else, one wonders, to explain sellers who cling fast to pre-housing slump notions in this wacko market?   Or are they ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=154 The government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has sent mortgage rates tumbling, prompting homeowners and would-be buyers to flood loan offices with phone calls.   But there's a catch: Although the lower interest rates make it easier to get a mortgage, many lenders this week also raised the minimum down ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=152   'Equity release' is the newest way to turn your home into a piggy bank. But the risks can be sizable. By ANNE TERGESEN September 13, 2008; Page R6   When Gladys Tully needed cash for some home projects, the 72-year-old decided to tap into the value of her $800,000 home near San Diego. But rather than use ... http://www.milanproperties.net/?p=151