Keeping Current Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

With forbearance plans coming to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures similar to what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago. million households lost their homes to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. That’s far fewer than the 9.3

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“Our goal is to help you avoid a foreclosure sale while protecting your credit score and preserving your equity.” In its first paragraph, the CFPB blog post encourages mortgage servicers to provide distressed homeowners with a nudge toward a pre-foreclosure sale.

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Keeping Current Matters

JULY 28, 2021

With forbearance plans about to come to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures like what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago. million households lost their home to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

housing market follow Canada? In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs. housing market is more tied to mortgage buyers. The days on market grow, which gives people more choices and less forced bidding.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, today’s situation is different than the 2006-2008 housing crisis as many homeowners have tremendous amounts of equity in their homes. With enough equity, a homeowner has the option of selling their home, or tapping into their equity through a refinance, to help weather the economic shock. What are the experts saying?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

“The improving job market and strong housing market are providing support for those who do exit.”. In fact, calculating mark-to-market CLTVs of homeowners in some form of mortgage postponement through February 2021, Black Knight estimated that 96% have at least 10% equity in their homes.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Short sale. But before you go down any of those paths, it’s worth seeing if you have enough equity in your home to sell it and protect your investment. Equity is the difference between what you owe on the home and its market value based on factors like price appreciation. housing market.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When the Fed says they may need to keep rates higher for longer, I believe that’s them talking tough, as they can fall back on the fact that the labor market is still solid and household balance sheets are good. Currently, the housing market is in a recession: sales, production, jobs and incomes are all falling in the housing sector.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2021

This will be especially true for lower-income households with FHA loans that started with very little equity to begin with due to the low-down payment requirement. Hubzu for Signature Seller Assisted Sale (SSAS), standard short sale, foreclosure and ultimately REO management and sales) that can perform well, no matter the volume.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. In addition, this is the fourth straight month of inventory declining, while days on the market are growingl! I have never believed in this concept because of how the housing market credit channels work.

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Keeping Current Matters

MARCH 10, 2021

Last March, many involved in the residential housing industry feared the market would be crushed under the pressure of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. Today, it’s tough to qualify.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2020

During the housing crash twelve years ago, many homeowners owned a house that was worth less than the mortgage they had on that home (called negative equity or being underwater ). Today, the vast majority of homeowners have significant equity in their homes. Most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes.

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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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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. 2 million , we could be at risk of housing inventory falling to such low levels that I would have to categorize this housing market as unhealthy. million new and existing home sales combined.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As fate would have it, right when you’re ready to start seriously searching for a home to buy, your dream house is listed for sale as a short sale. If you don’t know about short sale requirements for buyers, you might feel like you’re out of luck. What’s a short sale?

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Unexpected setbacks and misfortunes happen, whether that stems from a dramatic housing market downturn, getting laid off, or any other wrenches that life (or a worldwide pandemic) throws into your plans. If a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments, a short sale is one potential way of correcting course.

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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

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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Redfin

MARCH 4, 2025

One of the benefits of homeownership is building equity – the amount of the home you actually own. Home equity can be used to help you buy a new home, make improvements to your house to increase its value, or pay off debts. So, how do you calculate how much home equity you have? How is home equity calculated?

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RIS Media

OCTOBER 5, 2021

released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report , exploring the relationship between equity positions and downstream foreclosure start rates and, ultimately, distressed liquidations. Whether that’s due to lack of understanding of their equity positions or the foreclosure process in general is unclear,” he added.

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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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RIS Media

MARCH 25, 2021

With the real estate market experiencing surging prices, scant inventories and a backlog of new home construction, many consumers are wondering if what’s gone up must come back down—in other words, are we headed for another housing market crash? The unforeseen housing market crash 15 years ago ignited a worldwide recession.

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Lab Coat Agents

APRIL 21, 2025

AI tools are helping real estate agents analyze market trends, predict property values, and streamline client interactions. Read on to learn how AI is reshaping how agents work, including how they value properties, generate leads, and forecast market conditions. Similarly, AI can forecast rising markets.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A sudden job loss or market dip can flip your entire world upside-down, threatening your ability to stay on top of your mortgage. Request an instant home value estimate to for a ballpark estimation of how much equity you have before selling a house with a mortgage. Arrange a short sale with your lender.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 4, 2020

What are my options when I have little or no equity? Gil, the better term for what you are referring to is “under-equitied” meaning having less than 20% home equity. When you’re selling, having equity needs to at least cover the costs associated with selling, including paying off the mortgage.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many people purchase homes with the intent to build equity, though life happens and homeowners end up underwater, whether it is upside down or with negative equity. Winding up with Negative Equity With the change in the market, housing prices fall and rise. One such option on the table is a short sale.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 6, 2021

Let’s not lose sight of the fact that it was a housing market crash 13 years ago that set off a worldwide recession. Not that we are on the verge of another Great Recession, but we must be aware of the ongoing signals of distress in the real estate market if another meltdown is to be avoided. What We Learned From the Great Recession.

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HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2021

From cocktail parties to backyard barbecues, it seems like everyone around you is talking about how hot the real estate market is. So does that mean you’re in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market? Like stock prices, the real estate market fluctuates. It can affect: How you prepare your home for sale.

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Realty Biz

JULY 25, 2022

These kinds of properties include condemned houses, hoarder homes, and short sales. Short Sales Require Patience and Due Diligence. The last type of property that requires a different level of understanding is a short sale. Not every homeowner is eligible to do a short sale.

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First Team Real Estate

JANUARY 29, 2021

Many fear that we will see a repeat of 2008 with a market crash and a huge wave of foreclosures. With the moratorium on home foreclosures, distressed sales have dipped to their lowest levels ever, making up less than half a percent of the listing inventory and demand in Southern California. Will there be a housing crash in 2021?

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CT Homes

JUNE 4, 2024

List Your Home for Sale: Put your home on the market and find a buyer. Close the Sale: Complete the sale and use the proceeds to pay off the remaining mortgage balance. Potential Equity: If your home has appreciated in value, you might still walk away with some equity.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2022

Here are some options for pulling a successful sale, regardless of where you stand on your mortgage. Check your equity to get started. As a military member selling a house, the options available to you depend on your equity , which is the percent of your home that you own outright. VA-backed mortgage as marketing.

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Afford Anything

JANUARY 29, 2021

They’re placing margin bets on GameStop, triggering a short squeeze, and riding it to the moon. They treat the stock market like a casino; they feed off tales of survivorship bias. We hope to keep pace with the overall market, not beat it, and we cite academics and advisors with peer-reviewed research to back up our ideas.

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HomeLight

APRIL 30, 2021

Or perhaps you’re curious whether you should put it on the market sooner. A real estate agent performs a comparative market analysis, or CMA , before your home hits the market to help arrive at a decent asking price. But how much does a comparative market analysis cost? But Herring doesn’t charge anything. Square footage.

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Realty Biz

JULY 19, 2022

Many of these will be new investors that don’t have experience with the pre-foreclosures, short sales, and foreclosures, that occurred during the Great Recession. If the house is worth less than the outstanding loan, the seller has options, but a straightforward pre-foreclosure sale is seldom one of the options.

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HomeLight

JUNE 8, 2021

Even in today’s hot seller’s market where homes attract offers in as few as 16 days , it takes around 2-plus months to sell a house from list to close. And that doesn’t account for the weeks needed to clean, paint, and tidy up the property for its market debut. In a hot market, homes naturally sell fast.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 6, 2022

The last time they were popular was prior to the real estate market bubble bursting in 2007. A difference is, back in 2007 and the years leading up to it, banks had been lax in their lending standards, and much of the market was affected by what is known as “subprime” mortgages.

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