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Inside the Mortgage Market by John Sauro

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Inside the Mortgage Market

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The purpose of Basics of Mortgage-Backed Securities is to provide readers with a fundamental understanding of mortgage securities as an integral part of investment in fixed-income securities. The second edition of this MBS classic provides the latest information on the U.S. residential mortgage market, adjustable-rate mortgages and mortgage pass-throughs, relative value analyses and performance characteristics.  Read more...

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In today’s competitive market, strategic information is critical to your business success. Mortgage Banking magazine gives you detailed coverage of the real estate finance industry by providing insightful analysis of news, issues and trends affecting the commercial and residential mortgage markets.

Mortgage Banking

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Due to the wave of refinancing in recent years, and the fall in home values, in 2009 about 12 million homeowners and investors will be “underwater”–owing more than their property is worth. This book explains all the options for these homeowners who are trapped with houses they want to get free from, people whose property value has dropped so low that they can’t sell the property, people whose mortgage payment has adjusted and now they can’t afford the property. In addition to offering advice on subject to’s, rentals, leases, loan modifications and more…the book will teach America how to short sale their own home.  Read more...

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Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are fixed-income securities, like bonds, which derive their return from an underlying mortgage or basket of mortgages, or an asset or basket of assets. This market has increased from about $100 billion in 1980 to over $2.5 trillion today. Filling the void for a new book on fixed-income, Salomon Smith Barney Guide to Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities provides a coherent and comprehensive approach to the subject. Featuring material used by the company, this book is an ideal training tool and resource for investment professionals, institutional investors, pension fund investors, and hedge-fund investors.
Lakhbir Hayre (New York, NY) is a mortgage officer at Salomon Smith Barney, and their leading expert on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. He is a Certified Financial Analyst and a Doctor of Philosophy.  Read more...

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Break into the brokerage business.

Here is a step-by-step handbook to joining this elite group. Written by an accomplished mortgage broker with more than 15 years in the business and 2,000 deals to his credit, this book covers everything from whether or not real estate financing is the right career move to how to master the skills necessary to be successful.

• Overview of a day in the life of a mortgage broker—including the pros and cons of the career
• A self-test to help readers determine if the brokerage business is right for them
• Licensing and educational requirements, advice on successful networking, and basic mortgage information
• In 2004, there were over $3.8 trillion in mortgage originations nationwide—an all-time record— according to The Mortgage Bankers Association  Read more...

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The fiasco that sank millions of Americans, including one journalist, who thought he knew better.

A veteran New York Times economics reporter, Ed Andrews was intimately aware of the dangers posed by easy mortgages from fast-buck lenders. Yet, at the promise of a second chance at love, he succumbed to the temptation of subprime lending and became part of the economic catastrophe he was covering. In surprisingly short order, he amassed a staggering amount of debt and reached the edge of bankruptcy.