Banks are ramping up short sales thanks to government incentives and the realization that short sales result in lower
losses than foreclosures.
Not exact matches
Stung by
foreclosure losses, the companies seemed content to sit on the sidelines, raising their requirements to the point where many loan agents I spoke to wouldn't even consider putting a loan through Fannie or Freddie with less
than 20 % equity.
Besides being cheaper, easier and faster
than foreclosure, a short sale turns a huge potential
loss into a smaller one.
Lenders generally take smaller
losses on short sales
than foreclosures.
Rewriting FHA requirements for future mortgage loans insured by FHA could be an option, but FHA is currently between a rock and a hard place with its current commitment to reimburse lenders for
foreclosure losses and the need for addressing problems caused by homes worth less
than the mortgage loans financing them.
The thinking is that borrowers with little home equity are only a job
loss, illness or other unpredictable financial disaster away from not making a house payment and will abandon their home to
foreclosure if they owe more
than the home is worth.
Certainly in hard - hit
foreclosure centers the
losses will be substantially greater
than $ 20,000 for many borrowers.
That principal reductions are more effective
than modifications without principal reductions seems to me to be patently obvious if you look at the root causes of delinquency and
foreclosure:
loss of income (due to unemployment) and negative home equity.
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With so many people facing
foreclosures due to
loss of employment and skyrocketing interest rates, it is more important
than ever to make sure you are properly prepared.
More
than 65 percent of respondents also anticipate steps — such as short sales or deed - in - lieu of
foreclosures — in which borrowers lose possession of the house to be at least somewhat significant
loss - mitigation steps at their banks.
Also, so long as the entire house remained collateral for the loan (i.e., both the 95 % - owner's part and the 5 % - owner's part), a
loss of the ability to sue the 5 % owner for a deficiency if the house ended up going for less
than the amount of the loan in a
foreclosure sale (which is what the loan guarantee would allow the bank to do) would be more or less irrelevant once a lot of the loan was paid down.
On average, CMBS holders incur higher
losses on loans from retail
foreclosures than from other sectors, according to Trepp.
A Florida short sale allows both you and the lender to be ultimately in a better position because the lender, too, will prefer to recoup only part of the mortgage amount
than to absorb a total
loss from a
foreclosure.
the amount you owe on your first mortgage for your property is equal to or less
than: $ 729,750 for 1 unit $ 934,200 for 2 units $ 1,129,250 for 3 units $ 1,403,400 for 4 units you owe more on your home
than it's worth your current mortgage was taken out on or before January 1, 2009 you are experiencing a hardship (such as a job
loss, divorce or medical emergency) and are unable to afford your current home loan (For loans not owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac) All servicers that have signed agreements with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to participate in the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) must consider eligible borrowers who do not qualify for HAMP for other
foreclosure prevention options including the Home Affordable
Foreclosure Alternatives program which includes short sale and deed - in - lieu.
At least 28 of the properties went into
foreclosure, representing a
loss to lenders of more
than $ 5.5 million, according to court records.