Sentences with phrase «though foreclosures and short sales»

Much of the improvement comes from rising home prices, though foreclosures and short sales have contributed some to the decline.

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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.

Projections for 2014 are that there will be very few foreclosures and fewer short sales home as values continue to increase, though at a much slower rate than early in 2013.

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.

Here in Florida, more and more deficiency judgment collection efforts are being pursued by lenders and debt collectors, even though the associated foreclosure or short sale happened several years back.

Prior to this legislation, Federal law always considered the difference between the sales amount on the foreclosure and the mortgage balance, or the amount negated in a mortgage loan modification or short sale, as income, even though the Florida home owner never saw any dollar bills in the palm of their hand.

While sales of distressed properties — foreclosures and short sales — have shrunk since the first of the year, a surge in sales of «normal» non-distressed properties has pushed total home sales through June 4.5 percent higher than last year even though buyers face tight credit and low inventories.

There are fewer foreclosures and short sales available, though still many more in this market than in previous years.

Of course, though this number compares favorably to neighboring counties, it is still quite high when you compare it to the same time last year, when short sales and foreclosures made up only 8 % of all sales in the county.