HomeLight

JULY 31, 2020

Loan approval. For most buyers, financing a home through a bank or lender with a mortgage loan is necessary to purchase the property. Because the entire sale hinges on securing this loan, it is a top criteria for closing, and it’s also the most common reason for a delay in the closing process. Dodge move.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

These are called comparable sales , or comps, because they should be similar to your home in terms of size, age, location, and condition. To get the mortgage loan amount you will need to purchase the home with the size of down payment you want to make, the home must appraise for at least the price you agreed to pay for it.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

When a home goes up for auction, there’s usually at least one financial claim on the house, usually by the lender who’s been trying to collect on the home loan. A home equity loan or line of credit. An auction price will depend partly on what the owner still owed on the previous owner’s mortgage. A lien due to unpaid taxes.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 29, 2020

That’s why financed offers come with appraisal contingencies — the loan can’t clear until the home has been appraised and the lender knows they’re not lending you too much for the home. Plus, you’ll want to include a financing contingency in your purchase contract which states that the home loan has to clear before the deal can close.

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HomeLight

MAY 24, 2022

Paying cash saves you money, and you might need a place to live sooner rather than later. But just how long does it take to close on a house with cash, compared to a traditional loan? The bulk of the time, however, is consumed by loan underwriting and processing. Submit earnest money: 1 day. Setting the standard.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2021

According to the latest data from Ellie Mae, the purchase loans are taking an average of 50 days to close as of May 2021. Earnest money deposit. A 10-day closing translates as getting your home sold around five times faster than with a buyer who needs financing in today’s market. Be careful of signing with a wholesaler.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As well, Fannie Mae was only giving them two days to overnight mail the earnest money deposit. It took six months of bargaining with the bank — which she believes had over-priced the house by $60,000 because they’d compared it to non-distressed sales — to land it for $220,000.

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