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Advice on Short-Sale Transactions

The Residential Specialist

Experts who worked through The Great Recession of 2008 share how to handle tricky short-sale transactions. With its perfect storm of record-low property values and record-high unemployment, The Great Recession of 2008 triggered a rash of residential short sales. Short sales are not suited to all REALTORS ®.

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Don’t expect a drop in home prices in 2023, NAR economist says

Housing Wire

While elevated mortgage rates, sluggish home sales and high inflation have taken a significant toll on the housing industry, it’s unlikely that these issues will cause home prices to drop next year, at least according to National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales.

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Understanding the Short Sale Process

CT Homes

As difficult as it may be to believe, the mortgage collapse was over ten years ago. 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. What is a Short Sale?

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What’s behind the sharp decline in mortgage delinquencies?

Housing Wire

When it comes to housing and mortgage markets this fall, most attention is being focused on the expiration of eviction and foreclosure moratoria and the pending completion of forbearance terms for many homeowners. As shown in Exhibit 1, the delinquency rate tends to be highly correlated with the unemployment rate over time.

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Why a Wave of Foreclosures Is Not on the Way

Keeping Current Matters

With forbearance plans coming to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures similar to what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago. million households lost their homes to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. In reality, only 8.5%

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Need to sell your house fast? Here are 7 great options

Housing Wire

COVID changed the real estate industry in a big way since it provided many people with an opportunity to work remotely and live almost anywhere. Roofstock Marketplace , for example, offers services to help sellers who need to sell their homes fast, including key market insights to help with pricing. Consider a Short Sale.