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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. More than 45% of the 1.7

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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

The increased market size Wells refers to is best demonstrated in the third-party buyer sales rate for foreclosures brought to auction on the Auction.com platform compared to the overall market. 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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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

The monitoring program, covering all 50 states, includes MLS listing data as well as public records from data aggregators. 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.

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Buying a Short Sale Property? Your Guide to Short Sale Requirements for Buyers

HomeLight

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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A Seller’s Guide to Finding a Top-Notch Short Sales Realtor®

HomeLight

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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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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Opinion: When it comes to default and REO, what you don’t know will hurt you

Housing Wire

The mortgage lending industry exists to make home loans, not to repossess them. The next major change in the default landscape is the way those who hold the loans, the lenders, are reacting to default. Understandably, foreclosure has never been a popular topic. Nor should it be. It’s the antithesis of the American Dream.