Sellers should know that although a short sale looks better on your credit
report than a foreclosure, your credit score will still be affected.
Not exact matches
The states voting and holding caucuses saw half as many
foreclosure sales — as a percentage of all sales — between 2008 and 2012
than states not holding contests, according to a new
report from Trulia, a real estate company owned by Zillow Group.
At 10 a.m., a new
report will show black and Latino homeowners in the outer NYC boroughs remain in the grips of the
foreclosure crisis because the value of their homes is less
than the outstanding balance on their mortgages; Council members will call on the city to use eminent domain to seize «toxic» mortgage and modify them, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Another aspect to consider between
foreclosure and short sale is the waiting period for when they come off your credit
report, which is a different consideration
than your credit score.
Unfortunately, the reality is that the only legitimate way to get an accurately
reported foreclosure, deed in lieu, short sale (typically
reported as «settled for less
than full balance») or other negative notation removed from your credit
report is for the lender
reporting it to instruct the credit bureau to strike it from your credit
report as a «goodwill» gesture; not something that often happens.
Bankruptcies and
foreclosures, are certainly more difficult to remove from credit
reports, but this has more to do with the operational systems of the credit bureaus
than with the severity of the bad credit item.
Fewer homeowners are starting the New Year off with a
foreclosure this year
than did last year, according to a
report from CoreLogic.
(4) On your credit
report, a short sale doesn't look much better
than a
foreclosure.
No one tracks how many short sales have been
reported as
foreclosures, though RealtyTrac data show more
than 2 million Americans have completed short sales since the housing bubble burst.
Depending on how the transaction is
reported, a short sale could have a smaller negative impact on the seller's credit score
than having a full
foreclosure, according to Freddie Mac.
According to an MSN News article entitled «
Foreclosures jump 30 % in 3rd quarter», Foreclosure actions were
reported on more
than 446,000 properties the three months ended Sept. 30, up 30 % from the second quarter and double last year's third quarter.
One little piece of information, though, seemed to me extremely relevant — and under -
reported: This past January saw more short sales close nationally
than foreclosures.
While a short sale, which is where the lender settles for less
than the amount due on the mortgage, is considered a better closure for the seller (vs.
foreclosure or bankruptcy), it's still a red flag to new lenders because of how it shows up on your credit
report.
Mortgage lenders take
foreclosure records seriously, and some credit counselors believe a
foreclosure on your credit
report looks even worse
than a bankruptcy.
A short sale is a far more desirable outcome for a seller
than a
foreclosure because it will appear on a credit
report as a settlement.
Fifteen percent of Realtors
report that
foreclosures constitute more
than 30 percent of homes for sale in their area.
8RealtyTrac Staff, «More
Than 1.2 Million
Foreclosures Reported in 2006,» RealtyTrac Inc..
Last quarter, 20 percent of Realtors
reported more
than 30 percent of homes for sale were
foreclosures and in the first quarter, it was 22 percent.
A
foreclosure can be significantly more damaging
than other types of credit
report black marks due to the size of the loan and importance of paying it back.
A short sale will appear on a credit
report as a settlement, and will be looked upon more favorably in the future
than a
foreclosure which will remain on your
report for seven years and could potentially destroy your credit.
According to a new
report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), more
than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were behind on payments or in the process of
foreclosure at the end of Sept. 2009.
Credit repair after bankruptcy is more difficult
than that following
foreclosure — though each scenario is eventually removed from an individual's credit
report.
Other
than bankruptcy, nothing damages your credit history, credit score, and credit
report more
than a
foreclosure, so you will want to avoid it at all costs.
While the press
reports that
foreclosures in San Diego are rising because of ARM adjustments, we know that the three D's are far more severe to a famiiy's financial well - being
than a higher mortgage payment.
If you have other negative entries on your
reports, your FICO score could drop more
than 250 points after the
foreclosure process.
A short sale is clearly better
than having a
foreclosure on your credit
report.
Has anyone heard of a lender who was willing to negotiating a «paid settlement» or «paid satisfactory» on a credit
report in a situation where the borrow was willing to agree to a deed in lieu rather
than letting the property to go into
foreclosure?
On the upside, a short sale is far less destructive to your credit rating
than a
foreclosure, as it is supposed to be listed as a «settled debt» on your credit
report.
According to a recent
report highlighting to projections by Credit Suisse with household incomes decreasing, unemployment is rising and all signs point towards continued economic failures blobally, more
than 8 million homeowners could lose their homes to
foreclosure over the next four years.
Bankruptcy — Represented financial institutions in adversary proceedings and administrative cases including allegations of improprieties in the lending process, credit
reporting claims,
foreclosure defense, and asset recovery; represented a multinational corporation in adversary proceeding involving allegations of a violation of the automatic stay — settled case for less
than 7 % of claimed amount; Served as first - chair defending government contractor in adversary proceeding alleging violation of the automatic stay in rejecting a teaming agreement.
Since the launch of the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network complaint database in February 2010, more
than 21,000 consumers have
reported foreclosure rescue scams totaling over $ 60 million in lost money, more
than doubling last year's figures of 10,000 complaint
reports and $ 27 million in lost money.
In another positive sign for the housing market, the nation's so - called shadow inventory of properties in the
foreclosure pipeline fell by more
than 10 percent in July from the same period a year before
reported CoreLogic.
Your Temecula home most likely is a liability that can harm your credit through
foreclosure but it will be
reported as paid as agreed at the end of a short sale, helping you smoothly transition to a fresh start.Choose the best qualified and experienced Temecula short sale agent who is more interested in helping you to a successful close
than just making you another number that ends up foreclosed on.
Lawyers representing consumers in mortgage
foreclosure or mortgage fraud situations are
reporting that by the time consumers realize that they need help, that far longer
than 1 year has elapsed and that there is often no recourse.
Today, RealtyTrac is making the national news again with its
report that the State of Florida has more
than twice the number of
foreclosure actions as any other state in the country.
One little piece of information, though, seemed to me extremely relevant — and under -
reported: This past January saw more short sales close nationally
than foreclosures.
Florida
foreclosures are still making the record books: a new
report from RealtyTrac reveals that the State of Florida has more
than FIVE times the number of vacant
foreclosure homes
than the next 5 states if you added all those states» vacant home totals together.
Less
than two years after metro Orlando led the nation in
foreclosures, it's now expected to post some of the hottest real estate gains in the United States during 2017, two new
reports show.
After the
foreclosure crisis started, some lenders opted not to
report those balances as an incentive for homeowners to arrange short sales rather
than let their homes go into
foreclosure.
Earlier this month, real estate research firm RealtyTrac
reported that
foreclosure filings in the four - county Orlando metropolitan area during August had increased by a third from a year earlier and more
than 20 percent from July.
«Our first quarter
foreclosure sales
report showed that the average price of a pre-
foreclosure home was more
than $ 27,000 higher
than the average price of a bank - owned home — which quickly adds up given that there have been an average of 1.6 million nationwide
foreclosure starts per year for the past five years.
More
than two million homeowners who experienced a
foreclosure or short sale during the recession will see those events drop off their credit
reports by summer 2017, widening their opportunity to qualify for a mortgage, according to a recent study by Experian.
Nearly 2,000 bank - owned
foreclosures in the city have more
than 3,750 unresolved structural violations, Klein's
report found.
In 2015, more
than 90,000 veteran homeowners avoided
foreclosure due to efforts of the VA to reach a «mutually agreeable payment option», according to The Mortgage
Reports.
More
than 450,000 borrowers who took out mortgages with Countrywide Financial Corp. will soon receive refund checks as part of a $ 108 million settlement over claims that the lender charged high fees to borrowers facing
foreclosure, the Federal Trade Commission
reports.