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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

Housing Wire

Of these actions, 2.682 million have been permanent loan modifications and 3.519 million actions have been other forms of assistance that allowed troubled borrowers to stay in their homes. The number of completed short-sale and deeds-in-lieu transactions in Q4 2023 totaled 134, a decrease of 12% compared to the previous quarter.

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

Housing Wire

at the end of Q1, “compared with 4.01% for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, 2.26% for Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, and 1.73% for all loans (industry average),” the report said. Real-estate owned (REO) inventory also increased by 2% over the course of Q1 to 11,190 units.

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FHFA prevention actions surpassed 52K in Q4 2022

Housing Wire

Comparatively, the serious delinquency rate for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans was 4.4% in Q4, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans rate was at 2.43%, and at 1.89% for all loans based on the industry average.

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What Is a HUD Home? Are the Savings Worth the Risks?

HomeLight

Buying a HUD home isn’t like traditional home sales. John Collinge , a multi-year top-producer awardee and 11-year top-selling real estate agent out of Anchorage, Alaska, suggests all HUD homebuyers have a cash reserve. Once a home is listed for sale it’s given a specific window during which bid submissions are accepted.

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

The Close

And now we present the 131 real estate terms you need to know—and be able to define for clients—in 2023: 1031 Exchange. This tool, also known as a like-kind exchange, allows investors to defer paying capital gains taxes on a sale. Comparable sales (comps). ” A. Balloon mortgage. Certificate of reasonable value.