HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Because, there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding a short sale, a homeowner might reach out to the real estate agent who originally sold them their home. But that may not be the best choice because even if the whole experience was positive, you’re not going to get the same help that a short sales Realtor® can provide.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Most real estate agents deal with primary homeowners and homebuyers, so they may market an investment property to the wrong audience, delaying the sale. Consider a Short Sale. If you’re in over your head in debt and can’t find your way out, your mortgage company may approve a short sale. Hire a Real Estate Agent.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Solutions like active listing scan will help customers “close more loans more quickly,” he added. . In May, the inventory of homes for sale rose 8%, marking the first inventory rebound since June 2019. Xactus, with its mortgage verification suite, aims to close more loans quickly and enhance profitability.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2020

You don’t see as many short sales in 2020 as in 2010; despite their name, they’re neither short nor simple endeavors. If a homeowner is behind on their mortgage payments, owes more money than the property’s current value, and is in danger of foreclosure, a lender may agree to terms of a short sale.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

Between searching for, viewing, negotiating , inspecting, and possibly renegotiating on a home, the road to the closing table is rarely a short one. And if the house you’ve landed on is listed as a short sale, you could be in for a long ride. What exactly is a short sale? It’s a long sale.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2021

WFG Title Insurance will now offer forbearance, loan modification, and foreclosure information reports as part of its general title and closing services. ” Pre-foreclosure sales are a promising alternative to foreclosures – here’s why.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2020

You may have heard that short sales, foreclosures, or bank-owned properties offer great opportunities for a steal , but what do these different terms mean, and how does the homebuying transaction work for each? What’s the difference between buying a short sale vs. a foreclosure, and where can the best deals be had?

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

In addition, Pyramid Platform offers users a variety of other workflows, including deed-in-lieu, short sale, acquisition, rental management, and more. Clients can utilize real-time and customizable reporting, as well as direct data warehouse access,” said Rebecca Smith, VP, Sales and Business Development.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 2, 2021

One of them is a short sale. The process is complicated and confusing, often leaving a worrisome question in its wake: How long does a short sale stay on your credit? What is a short sale? Once you gain the lender’s approval, you can list your home for sale. Source: (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen / Unsplash).

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You see a house you love, but the listing shows that it is an “active pending short sale.”. And just what is a short sale, anyway? Is a short sale home purchase for you? And can you still make an offer on an active pending short sale? Short sales defined . Wait, what?

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

You know that old saying, “when one door closes, another one opens”? But what if it’s a different kind of sale … for example, how much should you offer on a short sale? So it’s a cycle of closing old chapters and starting new ones — and that doesn’t always happen in a clean-cut, seamless way.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. million new and existing home sales combined. This type of sales growth — which couldn’t happen from 2008-2019, as I have often stated — is coming with a hefty price tag.

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2021

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

” The report found that close to 330,000 homeowners with delinquent loans exited forbearance at the end of last year with no loss mitigation solution in place. A mere 11,386 loans had a status of foreclosure during the seven-month period, while 322 loans had an exit status of a short sale.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

Due to tight inventory and increased competition, investors need to close on loans quickly. We have Agency options, and when that won’t work, we can pivot quickly to a non-QM product without a delay for a quick close. Portfolio Select is a good option for those just two years out of foreclosure, short sale, bankruptcy or deed-in-lieu.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s important, however, to closely consider what else impacts the purchase. At that time, distressed properties, like foreclosures and short sales, dominated the market. When most of us begin searching for a home, we naturally start by looking at the price. Today, that’s largely impacted by low mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

From the index : I know it seems strange, but existing home sales are falling, and the monthly supply of new homes is at 10.9 months even if the last existing home sales report showed home price growth of near 11% year over year. However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005.

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CT Homes

APRIL 18, 2024

If you find yourself in a tough financial spot, it’s crucial to understand your options, particularly when it comes to a short sale vs foreclosure. What is a Short Sale? In contrast to a foreclosure, a short sale is a process initiated by the homeowner before the mortgage defaults become unmanageable.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The delinquency rate should follow that downward path closely. We will certainly be tracking these data closely over the next months and quarters. More than 7% of borrowers exiting forbearance have paid off their loans, either through a refinance or a home sale. Forbearance trends and exits outlook.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2020

Closing on a house seems pretty straightforward. There’s a house for sale that you want to buy. Once the buyer and seller sign the contract, the closing process begins — and therein lies the rub. So the answer to “how long does it take to close on a house?” How it can delay closing. Easy, right? Yeah, not so much.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Currently, the housing market is in a recession: sales, production, jobs and incomes are all falling in the housing sector. From the Fed : , The Fed feels good about household debt payments as a percentage of disposable incomes — this is close to all-time lows. This is something I talked about on CNBC a few months ago.

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CT Homes

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A defining term that emerged shortly after the collapse was the “short sale”. In the years following, short sales were the driving force behind a majority of all total real estate transactions. But what is the short sale process and how does it work? . What is a Short Sale?

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mortgage Equity Withdrawal is an aggregate number and is a combination of homeowners extracting equity - hence the name "MEW" - and normal principal payments and debt cancellation (modifications, short sales, and foreclosures). 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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Dwell Real Estate

AUGUST 20, 2021

In Sarasota’s real estate market today short sales are nearly unavoidable. I talk with buyers every day and many of them have questions about how short sales work, how they are different than regular sales, etc. Misconception: A cash offer will make a short sale move faster than an offer with financing.

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The Residential Specialist

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Experts who worked through The Great Recession of 2008 share how to handle tricky short-sale transactions. With its perfect storm of record-low property values and record-high unemployment, The Great Recession of 2008 triggered a rash of residential short sales. Short sales are not suited to all REALTORS ®.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 21, 2021

Economist of Capital Economics, agreed: “The 140,000 drop in non-farm payrolls was entirely due to a massive plunge in leisure and hospitality employment, as bars and restaurants across the country have been forced to close in response to the surge in coronavirus infections. What impact will this have on the real estate market in 2021?

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Realtor.com

OCTOBER 22, 2021

After a short sale closing, do the sellers have a right to reclaim property they left behind? The post Short Sale Stalemate: Does the Previous Owner Have Rights to Property Left Behind? Let us explain your rights as a buyer—and theirs as sellers. appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mortgage Equity Withdrawal is an aggregate number and is a combination of homeowners extracting equity - hence the name "MEW" - and normal principal payments and debt cancellation (modifications, short sales, and foreclosures). 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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First Team Real Estate

MARCH 15, 2021

HESPERIA, CA – First Team Real Estate High Desert office agent Karen Copeland recently completed the sale of a retail commercial center in Hesperia, CA , successfully representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction. Million, with both sides, the gross sale amounts to a total of $5.3

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A decade ago, there wasn’t a forbearance option, and most banks did not put in other programs, like modifications and short sales, until very late in the crisis. The real estate market has a shortage of listings for sale. In 2008, homes for sale flooded the market. Most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Loan modifications, deeds in lieu and short sales have now become the preferred path to addressing defaults, although none of them are 100% effective. The next major change in the default landscape is the way those who hold the loans, the lenders, are reacting to default. There are numerous options available for scalable solutions.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Know the difference between preforeclosure and short sale At first glance, there may seem to be parallels between a home in preforeclosure and a short sale property, but the two are very different. The nature of a short sale is that the homeowner owes more than what the home is worth.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JUNE 8, 2023

Mortgage Equity Withdrawal is an aggregate number and is a combination of homeowners extracting equity - hence the name "MEW" - and normal principal payments and debt cancellation (modifications, short sales, and foreclosures). 1 (sometimes called the Flow of Funds report) released today.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

As overall home sales decline on a national level, signing listings is more difficult than ever for agents of all experience levels. Host open houses for FSBOs Adding value, not being pushy, and building relationships with For Sale By Owner sellers are the keys to converting them to listings. Who’s it for?

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HomeLight

JULY 29, 2022

Closing on a house is a thrilling time for buyers : Once you’ve found the one and have an accepted offer, you’re ready to grab the keys and make it your own. But closing time can also be plenty to rack your nerves. What can go wrong on the buyer’s side at closing. Problem: There’s an issue with the Closing Disclosure.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Miami-Dade County total home sales posted a double-digit increase for the fifth consecutive month in January 2021 as pent-up demand and record-low mortgage rates continue fueling transactions, according to the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system. Miami-Dade County total home sales jumped 19.1%

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