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

Housing Wire

While originations are down due to a volatile mortgage market, the population of underserved borrowers who require non-QM products is on the rise. Credit Challenges: Borrowers who have recovered from a foreclosure or bankruptcy do not have wait seven years to get a mortgage.

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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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Westchester County DA indicts six in $2M home deed theft case

Housing Wire

The Westchester County District Attorney announced on Friday that it has indicted a group of six individuals and a corporation for allegedly stealing property deeds from distressed homeowners, fraudulently accessing mortgage loans, and evading state taxes. They ultimately defaulted on the mortgages, the district attorney claimed.

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Understanding the Short Sale Process

CT Homes

As difficult as it may be to believe, the mortgage collapse was over ten years ago. 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. What is a Short Sale?

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

Housing Wire

The next job loss recession, when it happens, will have more foreclosures, short sales, and bankruptcies. The 2005 bankruptcy reform laws and the 2010 Qualified Mortgage laws, once passed, created an expansion that has produced the highest quality homeowners in our lifetime.

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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. During the Great Recession, just over a decade ago, the financial systems the world depended on started to collapse. It created a panic that drove some large companies out of business (ex.