Redfin

AUGUST 6, 2025

In this Redfin article, find out how long it takes to buy a house based on the three most common scenarios – a cash offer, a mortgage, and a short sale. Seller verifies that the buyer has the cash to buy the house 24-48 hours With a mortgage, the bank will confirm that the buyer has money for the down payment.

Redfin

JUNE 23, 2025

180+ days late: The lender may schedule an auction or sheriff’s sale. If unsold, the property becomes bank-owned (REO), and eviction proceedings may follow. Short sale: Sells the home for less than the loan balance, with lender approval. 120-180 days late: Foreclosure proceedings formally begin.

Mortgages

Marco Santarelli

APRIL 27, 2025

Why Cash is King, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Before we get specifically into 2025, let's chat about the timeless superpowers that come with buying property using your own money, no bank involved. Sales Are Slowing Down: According to the NAR data from April 24, 2025, reporting on March sales, existing-home sales slipped by 5.9%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

FSBOs For sale by owner, or FSBO listings, are a popular choice for sellers who want a straightforward process that cuts down on cost (and who think it’s just SO easy to market and sell a home). The lender owns foreclosures and REOs after a sale has failed or a borrower defaults on their mortgage.

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AAOA

MAY 5, 2025

These homes are typically under foreclosure, in pre-foreclosure, or have already been repossessed by a lender or bank. Short Sales: Short sales happen when a property is sold for less than the outstanding mortgage balance, typically with the lenders permission. But what actually makes a property distressed?

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BAM Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

On the flip side, if you hate short sales and film a client education video with that energy, it’ll feel like a hostage situation—and people will tune out. Instead, focus on creating a content bank first. The audience can tell when someone is having fun. Diversify Gary emphasizes the importance of being on multiple platforms.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

Banks reported an increase in foreclosures during the first quarter of 2022, according to a quarterly survey published by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency this week. Home forfeiture actions, including completed foreclosure sales, short sales, and deed in-lieu-of- foreclosure actions also grew by 26.8%

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But what if you’re buying a short sale? Does that mean you might encounter even more reasons to cry while trying to get a short sale mortgage loan ? Securing a short sale mortgage loan isn’t that different from purchasing a standard home. What’s a short sale ? Well, it depends.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Walking that thin line is becoming increasingly important as more distressed sales are pushed up-funnel into the pre-foreclosure marketplace — a trend that began developing about 10 years ago and has accelerated in earnest over the last two years.

MLS

Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Most real estate agents deal with primary homeowners and homebuyers, so they may market an investment property to the wrong audience, delaying the sale. Consider a Short Sale. If you’re in over your head in debt and can’t find your way out, your mortgage company may approve a short sale. Hire a Real Estate Agent.

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Keeping Current Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

million households lost their homes to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. This 10% equity is important because it enables homeowners to sell their homes and pay the related expenses instead of facing the hit on their credit that a foreclosure or short sale would create.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 29, 2022

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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

In May, the inventory of homes for sale rose 8%, marking the first inventory rebound since June 2019. The monitoring solution also will enable the examination of current servicing customers as well as non-customer lists and alert loan servicers to possible short sales, the firm said.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As fate would have it, right when you’re ready to start seriously searching for a home to buy, your dream house is listed for sale as a short sale. If you don’t know about short sale requirements for buyers, you might feel like you’re out of luck. What’s a short sale?

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments, a short sale is one potential way of correcting course. That being said, the home purchase process is a lot more complicated and drawn out with a short sale because it all hinges on the oversight and approval of a third party: the mortgage lender. Short sales 101.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

Between searching for, viewing, negotiating , inspecting, and possibly renegotiating on a home, the road to the closing table is rarely a short one. And if the house you’ve landed on is listed as a short sale, you could be in for a long ride. What exactly is a short sale? Source: (Freedomz / ShutterStock).

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. When you think about our total home sales being between 5-6 million, foreign investment isn’t that much. A lot of mortgage debt went away due to foreclosures and short sales, bringing home prices way down. Here in the U.S.,

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Keeping Current Matters

JULY 28, 2021

million households lost their home to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. The 10% equity number is important because it enables homeowners to sell their houses and pay the related expenses instead of facing the hit on their credit that a foreclosure or short sale would create.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales. What is a short sale?

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2020

You don’t see as many short sales in 2020 as in 2010; despite their name, they’re neither short nor simple endeavors. If a homeowner is behind on their mortgage payments, owes more money than the property’s current value, and is in danger of foreclosure, a lender may agree to terms of a short sale.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2020

You may have heard that short sales, foreclosures, or bank-owned properties offer great opportunities for a steal , but what do these different terms mean, and how does the homebuying transaction work for each? What’s the difference between buying a short sale vs. a foreclosure, and where can the best deals be had?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

Portfolio loans and private-label securities (PLS) decreased 35 basis points to 7.98% and the percentage of loans in forbearance for independent mortgage bank servicers decreased 16 basis points to 4.05%. For others, it should be adequate for properly selling through traditional real estate channels to avoid a default or short sale.

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Keeping Current Matters

JUNE 10, 2021

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. In a post from RealtyTrac , they explain: “We changed the rules. What was different this time? So far this year we have the $1.9

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

A Bank Statement loan allows bank statement submissions instead of tax returns. Portfolio Select is a good option for those just two years out of foreclosure, short sale, bankruptcy or deed-in-lieu. Investor Cash Flow is an easy loan for real estate investors not wanting to use tax returns or income.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You see a house you love, but the listing shows that it is an “active pending short sale.”. And just what is a short sale, anyway? Is a short sale home purchase for you? And can you still make an offer on an active pending short sale? Short sales defined . Wait, what?

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

This, together with several noteworthy bank failures, dwindling personal savings accounts and increasing debt utilization, has impacted homebuyer demand, which continues to run below both the 15-year highs of 2021 and the pre-pandemic numbers from 2018 and 2019. Although rates have ebbed from over 7% earlier this year to below 6.5%

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Many decided they would just stop making their payments and walk away from the house, which then resulted in the bank foreclosing on the property. A decade ago, there wasn’t a forbearance option, and most banks did not put in other programs, like modifications and short sales, until very late in the crisis.

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2021

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

From the index : I know it seems strange, but existing home sales are falling, and the monthly supply of new homes is at 10.9 months even if the last existing home sales report showed home price growth of near 11% year over year. However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Currently, the housing market is in a recession: sales, production, jobs and incomes are all falling in the housing sector. This is why I am very mindful of recent 100% loans that some banks are offering. After the housing bubble crashed, a lot of household debt got deleveraged through foreclosures, short sales and bankruptcies.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Even experienced homebuyers who’ve already bought and sold a few homes will find the process much different, and they will also need an agent who specializes in REO sales. A “real estate owned,” or REO, home is one that’s owned by a bank. Whatever the case, now the house belongs to the bank. Source: Clara Lilley / Unsplash).

Banks

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

The system also offers loss mitigation, modifications, short sales and repayment tracking functionality. Mortgage Servicer supports agency investor reporting, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and Federal Home Loan Bank, as well as other industry standard and private reporting methods.

Mortgages

CT Homes

APRIL 18, 2024

If you find yourself in a tough financial spot, it’s crucial to understand your options, particularly when it comes to a short sale vs foreclosure. What is a Short Sale? In contrast to a foreclosure, a short sale is a process initiated by the homeowner before the mortgage defaults become unmanageable.

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Dwell Real Estate

AUGUST 20, 2021

In Sarasota’s real estate market today short sales are nearly unavoidable. I talk with buyers every day and many of them have questions about how short sales work, how they are different than regular sales, etc. Misconception: A cash offer will make a short sale move faster than an offer with financing.

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