Distressed homes —
foreclosures and short sales typically sold at deep discounts — slipped to 28 percent of sales in October from 30 percent in September (17 percent were foreclosures and 11 percent were short sales); they were 34 percent in October 2010.
Not exact matches
As has been the case in recent years, the year - on - year uptick in prices indicates fewer distressed properties on the market; these properties,
foreclosures and short sales, are where the home sells for less than is owed on the mortgage,
and typically drag down median prices.
year - on - year uptick in prices indicates fewer distressed properties on the market; these properties,
foreclosures and short sales, are where the home sells for less than is owed on the mortgage,
and typically drag down median prices.
A
foreclosure or
short sale will
typically reduce your credit score between 85
and 160 points, while a bankruptcy may knock it down between 130 - 240 points.
Typically, a sub-620 credit score doesn't just happen,
and is usually the result of a collection, charge - off, bankruptcy, or another serious delinquency, such as past due auto loans or student loans, a late mortgage payment, a
short sale or
foreclosure.
If you're looking to get a USDA loan after
short sale or deed in lieu of
foreclosure, you will
typically need to wait 3 years from the date repayment
and bankruptcy were completed.
Short sales were on the market for a median of 94 days, while
foreclosures typically sold in 47 days
and non-distressed homes took 75 days; 31 percent of all homes sold in January were on the market for less than a month.
Short sales were on the market for a median of 81 days, while
foreclosures typically sold in 46 days
and non-distressed homes took 66 days.
Short sales were on the market for a median of 112 days in March, while
foreclosures typically sold in 55 days
and non-distressed homes took 53 days.
However, as it stands now, for a buyer to qualify for either an FHA or conventional loan, it
typically must be two years since a bankruptcy was discharged
and three years since a
foreclosure or
short sale.
And typically, a
short sale does far less damage to the homeowner's credit than a
foreclosure does.
This is unlike anything they have ever experienced before from their bank, who will
typically either insist on full payment or
foreclosure, or force them through a drawn - out
and excruciating process for a
short sale or deed in lieu.
Short sales were on the market for a median of 93 days in July, while
foreclosures sold in 58 days
and non-distressed homes
typically took 45 days.