Many homeowners choose a short
sale over a foreclosure or loan modification.
It is estimated that banks might save 25 % to 30 % on foreclosure costs to grant a short
sale over a foreclosure, but some investor guidelines make it more profitable for the bank to foreclose.
Not exact matches
For homeowners who want to avoid the social stigma of a
foreclosure, a short
sale may a way to keep a roof
over their heads while they plan their financial exit strategy.
A short
sale will leave the owner with some control
over the process, while a
foreclosure ends with property seizure and eviction.
Albany County Land Bank Executive director Adam Zaranko: «In the City of Albany, currently we have
over 60 vacant and abandoned buildings of
sale and about another 70 that we recently acquired from the county through the tax
foreclosure process that we're evaluating and will likely go to
sale.
There are many different kinds of
sales, including short
sales,
sales under appraisal,
sales over appraisal, tax debt
sales and
foreclosure sales.
For homeowners who want to avoid the social stigma of a
foreclosure, a short
sale may a way to keep a roof
over their heads while they plan their financial exit strategy.
Similarly, a power of
sale foreclosure can occur if you've defaulted on a home loan and have not responded to demands for payment
over a specific period of time.
It is estimated that a short
sale can save a lender 25 percent to 35 percent
over foreclosure.
The entire power of
sale process takes around 6 months to complete, as opposed to
over a year for the
foreclosure process.
If your
foreclosure Sheriff
Sale Date is
OVER 3 - years old, you may qualify for a USDA Rural Development loan with Zero Down Payment.
If your
foreclosure Sheriff
Sale Date is
OVER 2 - years old, you may qualify for a VA Loan with Zero Down Payment.
If your
foreclosure Sheriff
Sale Date is
OVER 7 - years old, you may qualify for a standard conventional loan.
If your
foreclosure Sheriff
Sale Date is
OVER 3 - years old, you may qualify for an FHA loan with as little as 3.5 % down payment.
While there are some exceptions, those doing short -
sales generally have no benefit credit-wise
over a true
foreclosure.
In
over half the states, the prevailing method of
foreclosure is non-judicial power of
sale foreclosure.
About the author: The above Real Estate information on Lenders choosing
foreclosure over short
sale approval was provided by Bill Gassett, a Nationally recognized leader in his field.
I recently took
over a short
sale from another agent and stopped a
foreclosure at the last minute.
There is no question that in this economic down turn we have experienced
over the last five years or so that short
sales and
foreclosures have become part of our everyday Real Estate landscape.
This has happened widely across the country
over the last several years, so you often find
foreclosures for
sale.
During the recent mortgage and housing meltdown, our
foreclosure defense practice grew to be the largest in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties, with a 19 % market share in completed residential short
sales, helping
over 2,200 local homeowners settle
over $ 230 million in mortgage debt.
But mainly, from 2001 to 2007 I traveled the country teaching buying and selling real estate, doing more
foreclosures, short
sales, and then actually produced
over 450 seminar events in the real estate industry.
Over the last seven or so years many Americans have fallen into debt due to extreme circumstances of long - term unemployment, student loans, upside down mortgages, short
sales, and
foreclosures.
Over the last seven years, banks were forced to take on the responsibility of liquidating millions of
foreclosures and also negotiating another million plus short
sales.
Over the last 12 months, FHFA has taken almost 419,000 «
foreclosure prevention actions» (short
sales, deeds - in - lieu, modifications, forbearances, etc..)
• Property values dropped significantly
over the last few years and this has created new opportunities for first home buying and real estate investments with short
sales and
foreclosures nationally.
I was able to shed
over 100K that I was under water in my own short
sale, and avoid
foreclosure.
Via Consumerist I learned today that you can see
foreclosure sales in your home town and all
over the U.S. through Google Maps.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Mortgage Industry Professional with
over 17 years experience in multiple support areas of loan servicing including, funding, closing, compliance,
foreclosures, short
sales, REO and redemptions.
Over 9 years of experience as a mortgage specialist (underwriting, loss mitigation, short
sales, loan modifications, FHA loans,
foreclosure, bankruptcy, audit, HAMP, HAFA, etc.)
Over 13 years experience in customer service.
Over the past several years, we've fought for policies to help make short
sales a viable alternative to
foreclosure — from ensuring your right to earn a fair commission to seeking reasonable timelines for decision making.
In its report, Inman News scanned metro areas with populations
over 150,000 to find where real estate
sales volume is rising, job markets are growing,
foreclosure activity is low,
sales prices are appreciating, and home affordability is at high levels.
Next students will go
over taxation, with property taxes, other taxes, impact of taxation on financing arrangement, followed by
foreclosure, a definition of
foreclosure, loan default, judicial
foreclosure, strict
foreclosure,
foreclosure by power of
sale, and alternatives and remedies for
foreclosure.
If you own a home in Wellington or Palm Beach county areas, Broward and Dade county areas, Martin and St Lucie county areas - contact Nestor Gasset at 561-753-0135 today to schedule a phone conference call to go
over your short
sale and
foreclosure options.
If you are in a
foreclosure situation or you are thinking of doing a short
sale we were the first agents in Wellington to do short
sales back in 2005 and all
over the state of Florida.
The best thing to do is to call us - Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset at 561-753-0135 to have a confidential phone interview about your situation and we will go
over your
foreclosure options and Wellington Short
Sale options.
Short
sales,
foreclosures, and bank REO's have been increasing in the Orange County real estate market
over recent years.
LIBERTY CAPITAL DEALSHEET LOAN AMOUNT: $ 100,000 FINAL
SALES PRICE: $ 156,950 LOAN DATE: November 2012 to February 2013 LOCATION: Pierce County - Residential TYPE: Auction Loan - 12 month term DETAILS: Liberty Capital funded
over 40 deals at the King, Pierce, and Snohomish County
foreclosure auction in 2012.
A common theme on this blog
over the years, «shadow inventory» and the future of distressed
sales (
foreclosures and short
sales), is coming up one more time.
We will have a short
sale intake evaluation with you
over the phone and go
over your
foreclosure options with you.
Home values are up, home
sales are up, and distressed
sales (
foreclosures & short
sales) are at their lowest mark in
over 8 years.
Brock said at least 11 home
foreclosure sales were halted in his Collier office
over the past week because Butler & Hosch attorneys stopped responding to phone calls or email about the cases.
To date, he has done well
over 200 transactions, which include wholesaling, assignment of contracts, Subject To (the art of buying property with little or no money), Lease / Options or Rent - To - Own (depending on the price point of the property), owner financing, pre-foreclosure, and
foreclosures, short
sales and more.
About the author: The above Real Estate information on Lenders choosing
foreclosure over short
sale approval was provided by Bill Gassett, a Nationally recognized leader in his field.
I recently took
over a short
sale from another agent and stopped a
foreclosure at the last minute.
After 5 years of
foreclosures and short
sales, the Stockton home marketplace has very little resemblance to the
over - inflated housing boom of the 2000's.
Interest rates continue to remain at record lows, there is a high supply of inventory to choose from (
over 7 months worth) and mortgage servicers have gotten better equipped to handle the high volumes of
foreclosures and short
sales in Baltimore.
After the last presidential election in 2008,
foreclosure filings had increased 81 percent
over the previous year and home
sales were down nearly 42 percent from record highs in 2005.
LPS reported
foreclosure starts were down 8.2 percent month
over month, while
foreclosure sales rose 10.1 percent.
Over the past few months, Jackie and Cliff Kaufman have bid on four different homes in St. Petersburg, Fla., including one short
sale and a
foreclosure.