Real estate investors will outnumber traditional borrowers 3 to 1 during the next two years, a new survey says, helping clear millions of repossessed properties from banks’ books and pave the way for a recovery.

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Donovan take[s] an anti-investment position as he separates them from homes of primary residence and alludes to homeownership almost as a right, also alluding that real estate investment homes are subject to being rejected as less than worthy.

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It seems that the word “mold” has become a four letter word in the real estate industry over the last ten years.

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Although lower prices encourage true bargain hunters to look for deals, they can also scare off homebuyers. And, between the two, anxiety is winning

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In a housing market that’s as lousy as this one, it makes sense that prospective buyers are becoming increasingly interested in foreclosures. After all, some of these properties – which accounted for 24 percent of home sales in May, by the way – are selling at up to 50 percent less than comparable homes. Interested in rummaging through the bargain bin? Here’s a primer:

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As home prices fall and rents rise, some investors are plunking their money into real estate, chasing the cash flow that comes along with becoming a landlord.

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Some gutsy investors who paid rock-bottom prices at the markets low point are beginning to cash out.

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Starting in 2008, a retired Minneapolis police officer and longtime landlord named Robert M. Anderson went on a buying spree, snapping up 30 troubled houses on the North Side for just $775,000. Though each of the properties had been through foreclosure, Anderson was able to quickly resell those houses for $2.3 million. From 2006 to 2010, the median sales price of a house in that area fell 56 percent.

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Home valuations at zip code level compared with the foreclosure inventory for that same zip code can render a glimpse into the vibrancy of housing in any zip code.

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They would rather have it in the bank or the stock market. I’m not sure where else but certainly not excited about putting large amounts of capital into a housing situation. That is what we are seeing at the level of the property

via Calculated Risk