STARKE PULASKI BOARD OF REALTORS
Becky L. Pulver  Executive Officer
Mission Statement

The Starke Pulaski Board
of REALTORS® is a
diverse group of people
who derive an income
from the real estate
industry. The
organization promotes
competence and education
and strives to increase
professionalism. Its
purpose is to enhance its
members abilities to be
successful through
networking, supportive
services and we
enforcement of the
National Association of
REALTORS® Code of
Ethics for the protection
of its members and the
public we serve.
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Daily Real Estate News   October 15, 2010

30-Year Mortgage Rates Plumb New Depths
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Freddie Mac reports that the average interest on 30-year fixed
mortgages slipped to an all-time low, for the third consecutive week, to
4.19 percent.
At the same time, 15-year fixed-rate loans and the five-year
adjustable-mortgage rate both also hit record lows. Rates on the
former were 3.62 percent, while the latter averaged just 3.47 percent.

Source: The Wall Street Journal, Nathan Becker (10/15/10)
Banks Pressured to Fix Foreclosure Problems

Banks are under increasing pressure to fix the foreclosure mess as
analysts predict dire consequences and investors sell off bank stocks.

“The nation has been in denial about the scope of the problem, and it’
s now just being revealed,” says Janet Tavakoli, founder of Tavakoli
Structured Finance Inc., a financial consulting firm. “This is a huge
crisis for our country.”

Harvard Law School visiting professor Katherine Porter, who
investigated foreclosures in 2007, says lenders should agree to modify
loans and avoid lawsuits. “From the beginning, mass modifications
would have been better and I still think they’d be cost-saving,” she
says.

Principal reductions could lead to “huge losses” for banks, says James
Ellman, president of hedge fund Seacliff Capital. “You could
potentially be talking about hundreds of billions of dollars in losses.”

Source: Bloomberg, Dakin Campbell and Christine Harper
(10/15/2010)
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