Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most mortgage lenders are looking for ways to automate their mortgage servicing operations in order to cut costs, maintain profitability and effectively manage their compliance and reporting to various agencies (e.g., investors, credit reporting agencies and regulators). It’s the ease of use for both managerial and the end user.”

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2020

You may have heard that short sales, foreclosures, or bank-owned properties offer great opportunities for a steal , but what do these different terms mean, and how does the homebuying transaction work for each? What’s the difference between buying a short sale vs. a foreclosure, and where can the best deals be had?

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Investment homes often take longer to sell because your audience is other investors. If your home is more of an investment home, investors often want a home already outfitted with tenants or an underpriced home, so there’s room in the pricing to cover the cost of renovations. Consider 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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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

The share of Auction.com foreclosure sales with surplus funds has steadily risen in recent years, hitting a new record high of 46% in 2019 before slipping slightly to 44% in 2020 — still more than twice the share of foreclosure sales with surplus funds between 2012 and 2015.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

Servicers’ forbearance portfolio volume fell 11 basis points last week to 3.93%, according to a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. In addition to last week’s drop, every investor category experienced some form of decline. The MBA now estimates 2 million homeowners are still in some form of a forbearance plan.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

housing market is more tied to mortgage buyers. Just last month, Canada’s prime minister proposed a two-year ban on some foreign investors buying Canadian real estate to try to tame price growth. foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. While the U.S. In addition, the U.S.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Flips—defined as homes purchased by investors, rehabbed, and resold within 12 months—declined for the second straight quarter in Q3, according to a report out Thursday from real estate data firm ATTOM. Flippers also benefit when there are lots of foreclosures, short sales, and other cheap properties they can remodel and resell.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

A growing chorus of mortgage servicers, consultants, and lobbyists support the idea of having forbearance programs as a permanent solution in the industry’s loss mitigation toolkit, rather than only a temporary relief for wide-scale events such as financial crises and pandemics. So, it may start to come down.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From NAR : “In essence, the residential real estate market was frozen in November, resembling the sales activity seen during the COVID-19 economic lockdowns in 2020,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Mortgage rates spiked in March, and then the new listing data started to decline at the end of June.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Every investor is aware of, and many specialize in one of these sources of investment properties: foreclosures, REO, short sales, divorces, fire damage, damaged foundations, hoarders, and other distressed properties. In today’s market, these can be difficult to find and too many investors are pursuing the same properties.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 However, this year has seen one big game-changer: the 10-year yield finally cracked over 1.94%, which drove mortgage rates over 4%. We still have some legs to move lower in sales. Inventory is always seasonal.

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RIS Media

APRIL 21, 2022

The total number of loans currently in forbearance decreased by 13 basis points in the past month from 1.18% of servicers’ portfolio volume to 1.05%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey. The survey covers the full month of March and represents 73% of the first-mortgage servicing market (36.4

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RIS Media

MARCH 23, 2022

of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 1.18%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey, released last week. By investor type, the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance decreased relative to the prior month: from 1.60% to 1.50%. The share of other loans (e.g., By stage, 30.1%

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 11 basis points from 1.41% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 1.30% as of January 31, 2022, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey released this week. Independent Mortgage Banks (IMBs): 1.59% (previous month: 1.66%).

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Realty Biz

JULY 19, 2022

Investors are looking at the current economic situation and anticipating that an even bigger spike in foreclosures is on the horizon. 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.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 16, 2023

ML: I’m a subject matter expert on foreclosures, short sales, technology and social media, and then I am a full time instructor in the State of Illinois, dealing with license law, pre-licensing, that sort of thing. RealtyBizNews.com: So is your experience more on the investor side or the retail side of the business?

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That’s why fixed-rate mortgages, the gold standard of home loans, have long been the most popular. These 15-, 20-, and 30-year mortgages aren’t exciting. Borrowers can lock in the amount of their monthly mortgage payments (minus taxes, insurance, and homeowners association fees) for the duration of their loans.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That’s why fixed-rate mortgages, the gold standard of home loans, have long been the most popular. These 15-, 20-, and 30-year mortgages aren’t exciting. Borrowers can lock in the amount of their monthly mortgage payments (minus taxes, insurance, and homeowners association fees) for the duration of their loans.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Christina relates how the aftermath of the mortgage crisis in the early 2000s, it’s become much easier and less intimidating to purchase foreclosed properties. 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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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Understanding these factors is crucial for homeowners, investors, and industry professionals to make informed decisions. I remember doing hundreds of short-sale transactions. Luke Skar of Madison Mortgage Guys , who has 21 years of experience in the industry, shared the following with me.

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Understanding housing market corrections is essential for investors, policymakers, and homeowners alike. How to invest through housing market corrections Housing market corrections can be challenging for investors. With cash in hand, investors can negotiate better deals. These properties are often sold at a discount.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

I am not talking about investors; I am talking about primary resident homeowners. The next job loss recession, when it happens, will have more foreclosures, short sales, and bankruptcies. New listings are declining now. Some sell to rent, of course. However, traditionally speaking, they buy a home.

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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. Usually, a home goes into pre-foreclosure after several consecutive months of missed mortgage payments, and the lender issues a notice of default. Short sale. Source: (Adam Wilson / Unsplash).

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Just a few months ago, home prices hit record heights, investors were gobbling up scores of homes, and buyers were racing to purchase whatever they could before prices rose even further. Then, quite suddenly, the market seemed to seize up and prices and sales began falling. through November as mortgage rates have risen.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 4, 2020

Right now, I’m more than a month behind on my mortgage payment and I don’t see a way forward to make the payments for many months to come. All things considered, I can’t sell the house to pay off the mortgage. Underwater is a term that you hear a lot that means the house is worth less than what is owed on the mortgage.

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HomeLight

JUNE 8, 2021

If you don’t have the patience for this timeline, including the 49 days you’ll spend waiting for a traditional buyer’s mortgage to wrap, you’ll need to get creative with your plans. Myles Daniel , a real estate investor in Greenville, SC, spoke with HomeLight about the types of challenges or situations that can require a fast sale.

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Real Trends

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Are we on the all-new crazy train, destined to crash off the cliff in a pile of short sales and foreclosures? Are distressed sales headed to your market? The headlines say that the influx of active listings will drive prices down, reduce the velocity of sales and, consequently, wreck the market. Is the bubble bursting?

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the few times that a lender will use a BPO instead of requiring an appraisal is for a short sale. BPOs are also ordered by banks, mortgage loan companies, and asset management companies for several other reasons: Home purchases. Bank-owned property sale of a foreclosed property. Home loan refinances.

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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

MARCH 30, 2022

Whether you’re an investor looking for a speedy sale so you can move on to your next deal or a homeowner trying to unload a property quickly to avoid financial strain, you’re in search of real estate cash buyers to purchase your house without a lengthy or uncertain process. Reduce the time it takes to close your sale.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

“One of the best lessons I have learned over the years from other investors is that you don’t find deals, you make them,” explains Mark Motes, a real estate investor at Mark Buys Houses , who buys fixer-upper properties in the Birmingham, Alabama, market with a team of local experts. There is never a perfect investment situation.

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 23, 2022

People who recall the subprime mortgage crisis are concerned that the recent spike in home prices followed by a pause signals the bursting of another housing bubble. Due to the crash, there may also be short sales and foreclosures, offering you the opportunity to acquire a deal. But is the housing market truly in a bubble?

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The Close

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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Realty Biz

MAY 8, 2023

Thanks to low mortgage rates and the shift to working from home, cities like Las Vegas, Nashville, Phoenix, and Austin often have more demand for housing markets than stocks. Sign up for email alerts for new properties that are not on the market for sale. How to buy an apartment on the secondary market.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 29, 2021

Mortgage loans do not qualify as a budget strategy; hence you’ll be required to seek alternative channels for purchasing a property. The most advisable flipping modes are distressed properties, short-sales, and bank-owned homes, among other sub-optimal state assets. This time, you are making the 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. Short sales fall into the category of “distressed” sales. Here’s when it’s good to buy a short sale house. First: What’s a short sale?

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