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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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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CT Homes

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

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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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

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

JUNE 8, 2022

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. Xactus has more than 6,500 clients, including banks and non-bank mortgage originators, and 12 service centers across the country.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

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. You can’t make a short sale without getting bank approval first. Once you get approval, short sale offers usually come in rather quickly.

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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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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

If that’s you, you may have heard that one path to a deal is buying a bank-owned foreclosure. There are pros and cons to consider when going this route, however, such as the fact that bank-owned properties often need more TLC than other homes on the market, and many are sold as-is. What’s a bank-owned foreclosure?

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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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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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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Public records indicate when a bank has served notice that a property is in default, but before it goes to auction,” Christina says. “If These are often called short sales, and they’re just that - when a lender accepts a shortfall in the amount that is owed on the home.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A “real estate owned,” or REO, home is one that’s owned by a bank. The owner either forfeited it to the bank, or the house went to foreclosure auction and the house didn’t sell. Whatever the case, now the house belongs to the bank. Buying a bank-owned home isn’t the same as buying a house from a private homeowner.

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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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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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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some potential homebuyers pass over foreclosures or buying a bank-owned home entirely because they are daunted by the special considerations that go into this kind of sale. The reality is, there are a variety of substantial pros and cons that any would-be buyer should weigh seriously before purchasing a bank-owned property.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Fed noted this increase in demand for HELOCs in the October 2022 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices : “banks reported tighter standards and stronger demand for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).” 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

MARCH 7, 2024

The Fed noted this increase in demand for HELOCs in the October 2022 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices : “banks reported tighter standards and stronger demand for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).” 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 1, 2021

Short Sales . A short sale occurs when a homeowner puts the house up for sale at a smaller price than is owed on the mortgage. In most short sales the property is currently worth less than the borrower owes on the mortgage which is referred to as being underwater. Sheriff’s Sale Auctions .

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

A foreclosed home is a property that has been seized by the bank after the homeowner failed to make their mortgage payments. A home goes through several steps before the bank physically takes over the house and sells the property. Let’s take a look at the most common foreclosure sales and how they work. Short sale.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

A lot of mortgage debt went away due to foreclosures and short sales, bringing home prices way down. One of the reasons homeowners can’t sell their homes at a 50%-80% discount so freely is because the bank won’t allow them to if the home value goes below the house’s debt. Currently, the balance sheet of the U.S.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Fed noted this increase in demand for HELOCs in the October 2022 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices : “banks reported tighter standards and stronger demand for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).” 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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Realty Biz

JULY 19, 2022

Many of these will be new investors that don’t have experience with the pre-foreclosures, short sales, and foreclosures, that occurred during the Great Recession. If the house doesn’t sell on the court steps, the lender (bank) takes possession. The REO sales process is much the same as any traditional sales process.

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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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Realty Biz

MARCH 2, 2023

Look at Short Sales or Foreclosures When the owner fails to pay their mortgage, the lender can take back the property and evict the occupants. With the house vacant, they can put it up for sale on the market. Foreclosures are similar, but instead of paying an individual, you will have to buy the property from the bank.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 30, 2020

When you still have months left until the bank starts initiating foreclosure, you have time to prep your home for sale , so that it shows well and sells for the best possible price. If your sale proceeds won’t cut it, the next question is whether you could bring money to the table to cover those costs. Can I still sell my home?

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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.

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Rent, Buy & Sell

JANUARY 20, 2023

Foreclosures and short sales may be enticing due to low offer prices, but they carry some risks and potentially higher costs. For example, the average sale price of a home from January to March 2007 was $322,100. Be Wary of Foreclosures and Short Sales Foreclosures and short sales abound in poor economies.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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 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

AUGUST 16, 2021

What is an REO sale? These are properties that have been foreclosed , and the ownership has fully transferred to the bank or lender. There are online tips and tools available to help you find bank-owned homes. Source: (Andre W. Nguyen / Unsplash). Go to your county’s office and ask for the pre-foreclosure list ,” he says.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

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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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You just heard about short sales, and they sound intriguing. But it would be a mistake to think you’re automatically getting a deal with a short sale. He points out that the bank isn’t likely to sell the property for less than market value. Short sales fall into the category of “distressed” sales.

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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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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 6, 2022

A difference is, back in 2007 and the years leading up to it, banks had been lax in their lending standards, and much of the market was affected by what is known as “subprime” mortgages. Which means your payment will adjust, and you should bank on it adjusting up when it does, not down. Find out when your rate can be adjusted.

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