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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

While such a marketplace exists for traditional retail properties in the form of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), that retail marketplace does not always deliver for distressed properties. Those winning MVP offers have averaged 19% higher — or more than $33,000 higher — than the highest offer received on the MLS.

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How a transparent marketplace provides a proven path to benefit homeowners

Housing Wire

One prominent scheme involved unlicensed “short sale facilitators” charging upfront fees to distressed homeowners and often representing “straw buyers” with lowball offers. She will offer to list the home for sale on the MLS if there is enough time before the scheduled auction.

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Through the eyes of the single-family rental lobby

Housing Wire

Moving in: Big investors,” reads a Reuter’s headline from this July. “A Last month, Zillow said it was winding down its iBuying division, and courting corporate investors to buy its 18,000 homes remaining in inventory. Meanwhile, Redfin released a report with the headline: “Investors bought a record 18% of U.S. That’s 1.1%

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Existing home sales fell in June while monthly median sales price spiked

Housing Wire

The good news is that the housing recession that was predicted by some economists has not materialized, noted Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Bright MLS. For transaction types, all-cash sales accounted for 26% of purchases in June, up from 25% in both May 2023 and June 2022. The median price was $606,500, down 3.4%

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How to Find Short Sale Homes: A Guide for Buyers

HomeLight

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. What is a short sale?

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I’m Ready to Buy a House, But Can’t Afford Much: How Do I Find Cheap Houses?

HomeLight

Get Started Lauren Rosin , a real estate agent in Arizona who works with investors looking for deals, advises buyers looking for cheap houses, “Partner yourself with someone who’s in the market, not someone stuck on the multiple listing service (MLS).”

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What Is A Short Sale and Is It A Good Idea As A Buyer?

HomeLight

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.