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First-Time Home Buyer Advice: Third Quarter 2025

The Mortgage Report

Buy a Home Home-Buying Loan Types Low Down Payment Mortgages Conventional Loans VA Loans FHA Loans FHA 203k Rehab Loan USDA Loans Investment Property Mortgages Compare Home Buying Loans Home Buying Help Do I Need 20% Down? Some markets have huge housing shortages and homes for sale.

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How to Buy a Foreclosed Home: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Redfin

Whether youre looking at homes for sale in San Antonio, TX , or in Wilmington DE , there are options for you. There are several types of foreclosure sales – auctions, bank-owned properties, government-owned properties, preforeclosures, and short sales. Some are more common than others, so lets take a look at them.

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How will federal job losses impact mortgage servicing?

Housing Wire

And delinquencies are growing much more quickly in the government lending segment as Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans had past-due shares of 11% and 4.7% at the end of 2024.

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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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Short Sale Mortgage Loans: What Borrowers Need To Know

HomeLight

But what if you’re buying a short sale? Does that mean you might encounter even more reasons to cry while trying to get a short sale mortgage loan ? Securing a short sale mortgage loan isn’t that different from purchasing a standard home. What’s a short sale ?

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What’s behind the sharp decline in mortgage delinquencies?

Housing Wire

Perhaps even more important, these data also showed the largest quarterly declines in the history of the survey for both FHA and VA loans. More than 7% of borrowers exiting forbearance have paid off their loans, either through a refinance or a home sale. Source: MBA’s National Delinquency Survey.

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13 Short Sale Tips So You Get a Dream Deal, Not a Nightmare Scenario

HomeLight

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.