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Hit Them With Your Best Shot: How Much to Offer on a Short Sale

HomeLight

But what if it’s a different kind of sale … for example, how much should you offer on a short sale? Enter the short sale : a solution for the seller, and a special opportunity for a buyer. What’s a short sale? Short sales are unique because they require the approval of the seller’s lender.

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Another Look at if We are Headed for a Real Estate Bubble

Realty Biz

As the market again plows bullishly upward into unaffordable home prices, the most likely cushion from a full market meltdown this time will be stricter bank loan regulations and homeowner equity. The housing bubble bust of 2008 resulted in almost 10 million Americans losing their homes to foreclosures and short sales.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buyers Agents in Real Estate

Realty Biz

It involves submitting detailed financial information to a lender, including income verification, bank statements, and credit history. Additionally, buyer agents can provide insights into the quality of construction and the potential future value of the property. Guidance on understanding the foreclosure or short sale process.

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Miami Real Estate Luxury Home Sales Continue Surging 

Realty Biz

Last Year; Impacting Sales Miami total home sales decreased 35.5% year-over-year in April 2023, from a historic 3,445 transactions in April 2022 to 2,222 in April 2023, because of rising mortgage rates, the recent banking crisis and lack of supply in certain price points. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami sales.

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8 Things you should know before investing In Real Estate

Realty Biz

The most advisable flipping modes are distressed properties, short-sales, and bank-owned homes, among other sub-optimal state assets. Choose a property within an area limited to new residential housing construction activities. Additionally, put into consideration the state of the local housing market.

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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

Real estate sales by unit. Preforeclosure and bank-owned properties, or REO. Further out, suburban areas begin to lose value as homebuilders continue to overbuild because new construction timelines are longer. Builders experience an increase in failed sales due to move-up purchasers not being able to sell their existing homes.

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Address Scoop what to know Before Venturing Into House Flipping

Realty Biz

The most advisable flipping modes are distressed properties, short-sales, and bank-owned homes, among other sub-optimal state assets. Choose a property within an area limited to new residential housing construction activities. Additionally, put into consideration the state of the local housing market.