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 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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HomeLight

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you’re “upside-down” in your mortgage (owing more than the property is worth), you have a few options. One of them is a short sale. The process is complicated and confusing, often leaving a worrisome question in its wake: How long does a short sale stay on your credit? What is a short sale?

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Fast facts about selling a house ‘as is’ in Minnesota Median sales price in Minnesota $334,900 Average days on market (DOM) for Minnesota 32 days Disclosures Minnesota law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Minnesota Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement. Yes Is a real estate attorney required?

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A home is in preforeclosure when the owner has stopped making mortgage payments for several months and their loan is delinquent or in default — so the owner is approaching foreclosure. In fact, the homeowner might even have a plan to catch up on the mortgage, and in the end, the home won’t end up in any kind of sale.).

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A mortgage is a 15- to 30-year commitment, unless you sell or refinance. For example, a 1% difference in your mortgage rate could bump your monthly payment up around $100 a month, costing you $30,000 over the life of a 30-year mortgage. Step 4: Get preapproved for a mortgage. Or that FHA loan limits vary widely, too?

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HomeLight

MAY 23, 2022

MLS has field to mark a listing “as is”? In North Carolina, there isn’t a specific “as is” checkbox they can use when listing a home on the multiple listing service (MLS), so they have to include it in the Remarks 1 and Remarks 2 fields. Disclosures. Is a real estate attorney required? Real estate transfer taxes?

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