Much of the news over the summer of 2008 has been negative, somewhat depressing, and duplicative. Unfortunately, our post today is much of the same, but there comes a time when there is just no way to avoid the news. The truth is that we need to know how to set our course in the days to come.
As reported […]

Is there finally some positive real estate news to report on? Looks like it. As we drill down on the raw data, and move away from a macro view, there just maybe activity that is starting to turn positive.

As reported in The Mortgage Reports, for the third straight month, at least 15 of the nation’s 20 largest […]

Effective June 1, 2008 Maryland Senate Bill 363 went into effect, basically eliminating all lenders from closing any Alt Doc loans (NINA, NO RATIO, STATED Loans) where income has not been documented to show the borrowers can afford the monthly payments.
Maryland is the fourth State (West Virginia, Minnesota, and Ohio) to pass this type of […]

So you think title is typically not an integral part of your deal. Think again!
Here is a title story, of epic proportions, told to us InmanNews. Remember this scenario the next time someone poo-poos the importance of securing title, prior to a development deal.
Some Hollywood moguls who were ready to build a $282 million movie production […]

Just to put a point to the notion that the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market could actually become a lot worse, Seeking Alpha just posted a most interesting thumbnail analysis as to how we could see a huge downturn, with respect to the overall value in the CRE arena in the very near future.
The sale […]

Amongst all the clutter (and there is surely tons of clutter in the news these days), here is some truly worthwhile reading regarding: “Why a Housing Bailout Won’t Help,” from the Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins, Jr.
Most of us have read the anti-bailout arguments. What makes this piece so very interesting is Holman’s analysis of […]

Applications for U.S. home mortgages, as reported by CNBC, fell to its second-lowest level of the year last week as interest rates rose, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said in its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity.
Name the category …. none of it is positive:

The number of applications for mortgages fell 7.8 percent […]

When it comes to predicting the future of the commercial real estate market, quirkiness is certainly in the air these days. Even when some good news finally appears, a cloud invariably seems to be lurking overhead.

Here is the good news. MIT commercial property price index turns higher. The cloud foreshadowing this good news is that […]

The news is certainly not good these days. The beginning of 2008 has not been pretty. Perhaps we can find a niche’ or some sort of viable approach that gets us the credit needed to move forward and do deals. 
I always believe that information is power, so here it is … unedited and unfettered …. 
As reported by Rex Nutting, Washington […]

So, is it time yet for optimism in the residential housing market?
Thinking of buying a house? Looking to refinance your current mortgage? Is this the right time? These are the big questions of the day that everyone has been asking.
We at www.MylesTitle.com  and www.MarylandCommercialTitle.com sure hope so. Like us, you — the banker, builder, […]