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Article #16: The Boom: Real Estate and Lending

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The current worldwide boom in residential businesses are making hay when the sun
real estate prices is "the biggest bubble shines. Their credibility is questionable
in history," according to a disturbing and of late the mushrooming of such
new report in the Economist magazine. In companies has begun to take shape in the
spite of the scams, rising prices and form of regional services that go serving
other factors visiting the market, there the customized needs of individuals. But
is so much demand running through every what's their background? And how reliable
individual and business requirement, are they?
especially in the United States. It's Global news on lending, mortgage and real
never a dormant market globally. estate
Lending and home purchase… One of the affluent media giants, The
US real estate market which is one of the Wall Street Journal reports that
largest and the most happening has investors and other mortgage buyers are
experienced one of the largest increases starting to battle with lenders over
in home prices over the past year, with taking back loans that borrowers are
the average cost of a home rising by 12.5 unable to repay or that contain
percent. Surprisingly, the trend seems to underwriting errors. This is a reminder
be the same across several other to beef up their underwriting criteria.
countries of the world. Other countries Another globally relable news source The
have showed gains even higher than the US New York Times reports that mortgage
in the last year, with prices rising by fraud climbed to $1 billion last year
23.6 percent in South Africa, 19 percent from $429 million in 2004, with experts
in Hong Kong and over 15 percent in Spain attributing to lenders' dependence on
and France. brokers and appraisers push deals
It's believed that the global housing through. The lending industry is being
market is undergoing correction and no scrutinized for not undertaking more due
economic recession is anticipated. diligence, considering that it uses
Why this global rise? numerous means to identify fraudulent
Mainly because the other forms of loans.
investments are turning out to be A word of caution…
riskier. Experts say that the trend is As real estate or loan requirements are
expected to continue not in one but in almost inevitable, it becomes a difficult
many countries. Whether you are a task when seeking help. Though there is
businessman or an individual with dire need, the credibility of companies
anything else as your profession, there has to be completely dissected before any
is at some point when you reach out to investment is made with them. Big
real estate requirements in the form of companies with nationwide presence can be
land, apartments, residence, villa, better alternatives as reliable sources.
commercial place, etc. Owning space in However, there are others who are small
prime localities is a higher investment yet render trusted results. All said, a
al together. little probing into their background
Not to say the least, small size before investing will result in fetching
companies in the real estate and lending returns at a later stage.






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