Equity Build http://www.equitybuild.com/blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:29:43 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.equitybuild.com/images/tab4-start-building-equity-now.gif Equity Build http://www.equitybuild.com/blog Treasury mulls plan to lower mortgage rates to 4.5% http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=35 just one more reason that now is a great time to start building your portfolio of investment real estate.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 The Real Strength of Our Economy http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=34 Here's more on the strength of community banks from the Banking Administration Institute -- the leading professional organization for the financial services industry. I'm sort of wondering why we aren't hearing about this in the media.

It's nice to get some confirmation from some professional banking group of what I'm seeing. It's the small community banks that EquityBuild works with that are making things work right now. Wall Street is paralyzed and the fed is changing the rules every day. Community banks, though, are coming through for EquityBuild's clients. Sometimes they have to jump through federal hoops, but that's what they'll do to help you build a portfolio of real wealth-building investment properties.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 Why Are We Doing So Well? http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=33 great article I just ran into. And here's an excerpt.

”According to FDIC data, the failure rate among big banks (those with assets of $1 billion or more) is seven times greater than among small banks. Moreover, banks with less than $1 billion in assets—what are typically called community banks—are outperforming larger banks on most key measures, such as return on assets, charge-offs for bad loans, and net profit margin.”
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 Tips on Buying Foreclosures http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=32 this article linked by the giant of the blogosphere Glenn Reynolds. As an alternative, you could allow us to find great deals, great financing, fix them up, get the best renters to pay your mortgages and manage the properties for you. Just a suggestion.]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 More on Community Banks http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=31 interview with the CEO of a healthy community bank. His bank is exactly the sort of institution that we do business with.

We rely on and work closely with banks that engage in the low-risk traditional real estate lending that built our country. I think we're going to see a lot more investor interest in these healthy institutions in coming years.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=30 beneficial fixed-rate mortgage rates.

Now is the ideal time to build a real estate portfolio that will yield phenomenal returns. Take the steps today that will provide real wealth for your future. If you wait until everybody else decides to act, you may very well find that you've missed your greatest opportunity.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 More on the Paper Economy http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=29 hard-hitting take on the giant impersonal financial services industry. As I've said before, that's not the sort of financial institution that we at EquityBuild deal with. The banks we connect with our investors are local community institutions with their roots in the real economy.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 The Financial Confusion http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=28
There have been some delays on loan closings but we're lucky to work with banks that want to help solve problems. Our ability to predict how each and every purchase will proceed is lessened, of course, but we're still solving all the problems of our investors who allow us to do so. In confusing times, I really believe you are better off depending on someone who knows the real estate and mortage business to help guide you to financial success and independence.


]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 401(k)s To Be Abolished? http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=27 this story, talking about doing away with the 401(k) tax breaks and replacing them with mandatory government run retirement accounts. If that turns out as well as congressional direction of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, you might want to consider some alternative retirement plans. Call me.
]]> info@equitybuild.com (Jerry Cohen) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0500 Hedge Fund Trader Thanks Stupid Traders Who Made Him Rich http://www.equitybuild.com/blog?post=26 word from inside the paper economy. A hedge fund trader retires and thanks the "stupid" investors who made him rich. Somehow, I doubt that they did as well.

If you would like to invest in the real economy through EquityBuild, where we make real money by providing real homes with loans from real community banks -- call me.
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