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LoanMarket.NET Launches Marketplace for Whole Mortgage Loan Trading

Irvine, California-based ""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET announced on Monday the launch of its online marketplace for buying and selling real estate-secured note investments. According to the company, the new Web site creates a neutral, open marketplace for the purchase and sale of whole mortgage loans that brings efficiency and full pricing transparency to the traditionally opaque secondary market for real estate-secured debt investments.
""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET is designed to offer both existing note investors and those interested in entering the market for the first time access to all types of commercial and residential notes. The Web site facilitates the purchase and sale of these individual notes, which are backed by real property, to investors who will then collect the required monthly principal and interest payments.
Notes available on ""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET come from a variety of sellers, including mortgage originators, banks and lending institutions, mortgage pool investors, small private investors, and seller carry-back note holders (property sellers who provide financing to buyers in order to facilitate a sale). The company explained that these sellers benefit from the simultaneous exposure of these investment opportunities to a much wider group of individual and institutional investors, resulting in better pricing and increased liquidity.
To enable investors to adequately determine a loan’s risk and establish an appropriate price, all notes listed for sale on ""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET include a high level of detailed information, including current market value and a photo of the underlying property (pulled within 14 days of posting), and all vital loan documentation such as the note, the deed of trust, the title policy, and evidence of homeowner's insurance.
""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET founder and president, Jeff Freud, a 20-year real estate and mortgage industry veteran, said, ""The market for buying individual mortgage notes from originating lenders has traditionally been available only to investors such as Wall Street investment banks, large hedge funds, and regional banks. Now small institutions and sophisticated individual investors, such as those who have traditionally invested in other debt instruments, can gain access to these income-generating notes, collecting principal and interest payments just as the former lender did for the remaining term of the loan or until a refinance or sale occurs.""
Unlike the traditional purchase of investment property or auction venues for buying foreclosed homes, where buyers acquire ownership of physical property, ""LoanMarket.NET"":http://www.LoanMarket.NET listings transfer ownership of income-generating notes, which are secured by the real estate.
Freud added, ""We understand that LoanMarket is opening the doors to a traditionally closed marketplace and we’re committed to ensuring new note investors a positive experience by offering transparent asset information, real price discovery, and seamless transactions.""

About Author: Carrie Bay

Carrie Bay is a freelance writer for DS News and its sister publication MReport. She served as online editor for DSNews.com from 2008 through 2011. Prior to joining DS News and the Five Star organization, she managed public relations, marketing, and media relations initiatives for several B2B companies in the financial services, technology, and telecommunications industries. She also wrote for retail and nonprofit organizations upon graduating from Texas A&M University with degrees in journalism and English.
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