Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

billion in potential home equity has been uncovered for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. billion is the amount of surplus funds generated by foreclosure sales on the Auction.com platform between 2016 and 2020. The maximum allowable credit bid at foreclosure auction is the amount of total debt owed on the defaulted mortgage.

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Equity Short sale MLS Sales 423

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. Pre-foreclosures are commonly confused with the foreclosure process and REOs (real estate owned by a lender). Buying Pre-foreclosures as Short Sales.

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Purchase and sale agreement Short sale Loans Inspection 102

HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

We talked with veteran real estate agents with a combined 30-plus years working with foreclosures to bring you a comprehensive guide to the often confusing world of distressed properties. A foreclosed home is a property that has been seized by the bank after the homeowner failed to make their mortgage payments. Short sale.

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Pre-approval Short sale Banks Finance 105

The Close

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Furthermore, in today’s market, understanding our complex mortgage industry could actually help you close more deals and maybe even save clients money. So we’ve included a handy download with questions your clients should ask their mortgage broker. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Assumable mortgage. Acceleration clause.

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Purchase and sale agreement Title Proof of funds Pre-approval 98

HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Preforeclosure: The lender sends a notice of default to inform the owner that they must get up to date on their mortgage payments within a certain timeframe — or they will face foreclosure. REO owned: If the home doesn’t sell at auction, it becomes real-estate owned, meaning the bank or lender owns it.

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Banks Inspection Equity Investor 112

HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the market for a “ real estate owned” property ? REOs for short, these kinds of sales expose buyers to a lot of potential risk. But they also provide a lot of opportunity for big return on investment, too — much bigger, and faster, than you might expect with many traditional sales.

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Banks Pre-qualification Investor Short sale 104

HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When a homeowner stops making mortgage payments , eventually the bank will foreclose on their house, and the property will become bank-owned. The steps in between the first missed mortgage payment and a bank-owned foreclosure follow a pattern like this: The homeowner fails to make at least three consecutive months of mortgage payments.

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Banks Inspection contingency Inspection FHA loan 87