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Definitions for Deal-Seeking Buyers: Short Sales, Foreclosures, and REO Homes

HomeLight

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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Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 1.05% in March

RIS Media

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. million loans), according to the MBA. million loans), according to the MBA.

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Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 1.30% in January

RIS Media

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. The share of other loans (e.g., By stage, 26.8%

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Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 1.18% in February

RIS Media

The total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 12 basis points, from 1.3% 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. The share of other loans (e.g., By stage, 30.1% The remaining 12.9%

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What do economic trends mean for housing in 2023?

Housing Wire

As broader economic events have taken center stage since last summer, the market has grown increasingly volatile. The vast majority of new mortgages were fixed rate loans that were originated or refinanced at the lowest rates of all time. To register, go here. In March 2023, it was just 2.2

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This savagely unhealthy housing market needs higher rates

Housing Wire

My rule to get the housing market out of the unhealthy stage is that we need total inventory back between 1.52 Because we had a housing credit bubble from 2002 to 2005, the credit demand push on exotic loan debt structures was a setup for future forced credit selling. Inventory is always seasonal. million and 1.93 I use the 1.52-1.93

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What’s behind the sharp decline in mortgage delinquencies?

Housing Wire

It is important to note that in MBA’s NDS, loans are marked as delinquent if payments are not made in accordance with the terms of the mortgage. Thus, even if loans are in forbearance, if the borrower does not make a payment, the loan is counted as delinquent. Source: MBA’s National Delinquency Survey. This represents about 1.5

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