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I’m Ready to Buy a House, But Can’t Afford Much: How Do I Find Cheap Houses?

HomeLight

Get Started Lauren Rosin , a real estate agent in Arizona who works with investors looking for deals, advises buyers looking for cheap houses, “Partner yourself with someone who’s in the market, not someone stuck on the multiple listing service (MLS).” This requires looking at MLS listings more closely and checking a few government records.

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How will federal job losses impact mortgage servicing?

Housing Wire

Bright MLS reported that new listings in D.C. and 3.6%, respectively, for the six Mid-Atlantic region states covered by the MLS. It is likely that the federal workforce changes will have an impact on the regions housing market, Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant wrote.

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Distressed Property: What It Is And How To Invest

AAOA

Short Sales: Short sales happen when a property is sold for less than the outstanding mortgage balance, typically with the lenders permission. Websites like theMultiple Listing Service (MLS)often list foreclosures, bank-owned properties, and short sales.

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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. More than 1.7

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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

While such a marketplace exists for traditional retail properties in the form of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), that retail marketplace does not always deliver for distressed properties. Those winning MVP offers have averaged 19% higher — or more than $33,000 higher — than the highest offer received on the MLS.

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How a transparent marketplace provides a proven path to benefit homeowners

Housing Wire

One prominent scheme involved unlicensed “short sale facilitators” charging upfront fees to distressed homeowners and often representing “straw buyers” with lowball offers. She will offer to list the home for sale on the MLS if there is enough time before the scheduled auction.

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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

The monitoring program, covering all 50 states, includes MLS listing data as well as public records from data aggregators. The monitoring solution also will enable the examination of current servicing customers as well as non-customer lists and alert loan servicers to possible short sales, the firm said.