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How and When to Buy Foreclosure Property

Realty Biz

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. Pre-foreclosures are commonly confused with the foreclosure process and REOs (real estate owned by a lender). Buying Pre-foreclosures as Short Sales.

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Philadelphia Real Estate Market & Investment Overview 2021

Marco Santarelli

To solve this problem, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has been working with homeowners via their Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion program. Due to the pandemic, there are moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate-owned (REO) evictions until March 31, 2021, to keep delinquent homeowners in their homes.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

This can lead to a short sale, foreclosure auction, and/or the lender taking possession of the property. A PUD is a grouping of residential buildings. How to Get a Real Estate License in 5 Simple Steps. Real-estate owned (REO). Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).