Although going through a short sale is a difficult and unfortunate situation to experience, it is a far more appealing
result than a foreclosure.
Not exact matches
In fact, few things can be more damaging to growth
than the kind of financial crisis that Mulvaney conveniently looks past — the one that started precisely in 2007, sent unemployment to 10 % nationally and much higher in many places, and
resulted in bailouts for banks but
foreclosures for working Americans.
This is riskier however because it assumes they can get the
foreclosure for cheap, fix it up inexpensively,
result in appraised value of more
than their total investment thus far and finally be able to find renters willing to pay the monthly mortgage.
«This slowdown continues to be largely the
result of massive delays in processing
foreclosures, rather
than the
result of a housing recovery that is lifting people out of
foreclosure,» notes RealtyTrac CEO James Saccacio in a statement.
Falling prices also
resulted in homes worth less
than the mortgage loan, providing the lender with a financial incentive to enter
foreclosure.
Banks are ramping up short sales thanks to government incentives and the realization that short sales
result in lower losses
than foreclosures.
• Less
than 2 percent of the loans secured by owner - occupied homes and serviced by Wells Fargo
resulted in a
foreclosure sale in the last 12 months.
As a
result of reduced
foreclosure activity, inventory continued a downward trend for the 20thstraight month, 22.4 % lower
than the housing inventory in February 2011.
For instance, if a property is given a value that is higher
than its true value and consequently over financed, a subsequent
foreclosure on the mortgage could
result in a
foreclosure sale price substantially less
than the mortgage balance.