Lenders Fined for Sub-Prime Misrepresentations
Credit Suisse Securities and Merrill Lynch have been fined $4.5 million and $3 million, respectively, for misrepresenting the risks associated with certain residential sub-prime mortgage...
View ArticleJobs in Real Estate: Investment Planner/Advisor
Investment planners and advisers have an extremely rewarding job in the real estate market. Not only do they profit when their predictions are correct about real estate investments, but their clients...
View ArticleResearchers with Credit Suisse Eye U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market
In a new report titled “Commercial Real Estate: Has the Tide Turned?” Credit Suisse’s Customized Funds Investment Group (CFIG) team notes that “while sovereign debt concerns could delay the commercial...
View ArticleGovernment Considers Removing Foreclosed Homes, Renting Them Out
In an effort to clear out the glut of unsold properties in today’s real estate market and prevent home values from continuing their downward spiral, the Obama administration is considering pulling...
View ArticleBEREL Sunday International Investing Edition: Chinese Government Tightens...
In an effort to “take some of the air out of [China’s] property bubble,” the Chinese government will be tightening access to credit in the coming months[1]. The real estate and development industries...
View ArticleFHFA Sues 17 Lenders
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has filed suits against 17 financial institutions for selling government-controlled GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac around $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities...
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