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Why non-QM borrowers aren’t going away anytime soon

Housing Wire

The solution: Bank Statement loans. . Angel Oak’s Bank Statement loan is ideal for the self-employed. Loans up to $3 million 12 or 24 months personal or business bank statements allowed 1099 earning statements accepted Two years seasoning required for bankruptcy, foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu.

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Why I Should Consider a Short Sale

Realty Biz

Many more homes have been sold since then and some have even gone through short sales. But what is a short sale exactly, and how is it any different than a regular sale, bankruptcy, or foreclosure? How does a short sale affect you as a homeowner? What You Need to Know About Short Sales.

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

Housing Wire

One of the unsung heroes of the most prolonged economic and job expansion ever recorded in history was the passing of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act and the 2010 qualified mortgage rule under Dodd-Frank. As we can see below, the bankruptcy levels were extremely high before the bankruptcy law was passed in 2005.

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Understanding the Short Sale Process

CT Homes

A defining term that emerged shortly after the collapse was the “short sale”. In the years following, short sales were the driving force behind a majority of all total real estate transactions. But what is the short sale process and how does it work? . What is a Short Sale?

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Why This Is Not Like 2008 Again

Keeping Current Matters

Lehman Brothers) and many more into bankruptcy. We told banks they needed more reserves and that they could no longer underwrite toxic mortgages. Here are the results of that regulation, captured in a graph depicting the number of failed banks since 2007. It created a panic that drove some large companies out of business (ex.

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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

I understand why anti-Central Bank people say this because they want to blame everything on the Federal Reserve and say it’s just been booming demand. However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005. However, not to the degree we saw from 2005-2008.

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What Is an Alt-A Mortgage?

RIS Media

A lender may instead base its decision on information contained in bank statements. After a bankruptcy, foreclosure or short sale, a prospective homebuyer may have to wait a period of time before taking out a new prime mortgage. With an Alt-A mortgage, a lender may require much less documentation.