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Short sales rising
Scanning the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last week, the one thing that stands out is the growing number of short sales. Last year, you rarely saw the phrase “short sale” in the MLS property description. Today, approximately 10 percent of the listed properties are short sales. That indicates lenders are getting more eager to unload properties in foreclosure, even if it means selling them for less than is owed on the mortgage. Short sales occur when home prices fall and mortgage debt exceeds the value of the property.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Lucier , means more struggling borrowers will consider selling their homes to investors through short sales. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Tips for Buying Short Sales from the Lender
With more and more sellers unloading their homes for less than what they owe on their mortgages, now is a good time for investors to start negotiating “short sales” with lenders . Next, when you talk with the lender's loss mitigator, you'll want to find out three things: • Will the lender agree to a short sale; • What additional information they'll need to complete the process; • Request the “payoff quote schedule,” which is what the lender thinks they are owed. Real estate investors can find good deals as long as you are aware of the extra time and work required to make it happen.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplac
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplac
RealtyTrac Article Library
- Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Foreclosures and Home Price Appreciation
Were hearing similar stories of more short sales from across the country, and we would expect short sales to continue to be popular given the passage of the new federal bill that eliminates taxes on forgiven mortgage deb While some may disagree whether foreclosures beget slowing home price appreciation or vice versa (its probably both), theres no doubt that the two are closely related. Take a look at this chart based on RealtyTracs foreclosure statistics and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversights House Price Index .
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Latest Reports Sending Out Mixed Signals
The other report, released by the National Association of Realtors , reported that pending sales of existing homes were down 1.9 Yet, in the NAR announcement, chief economist Lawrence Yun states his belief that existing home sales will see little change over the next few months before making a notable improvement during the second half of 2008. “The The slip in pending home sales implies we’re not out of the woods yet, though an era of Two reports came out Tuesday that are prime examples of conflicting opinions and the confusion they can cause the average consumer or investor when it comes to assessing the state of the economy.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 I am seeing a rise in foreclosures and short sales far higher than May of 2007. My last seven sales have all been bank-owned homes, with over 171 contacts from my RealtyTrac source. With a population of fewer than 55,000, the Lake Havasu, Ariz., real estate market is still declining.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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OTS Director Offers Alternative Plan to Congress
million American families with 2/28 and 3/27 mortgages are scheduled to reset by the end of 2008), Reich relied on a number of sources to support his point, including foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac. Under the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 (the HSHR Act), the FHA proposes to guarantee up to $300 billion in new mortgages to refinance existing eligible mortgages originated between January 1, 2005 and July 1, 2007, the report notes. In a statement delivered before the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives earlier
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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BK' Doesn't Stand for Burger King
Gerdano, who expects consumer bankruptcies for 2008 to top 1 million, according to a Reuters report. As Bloomberg.com recently reported, the likelihood of Gerdano’s prediction coming to fruition is more than a possibility given that more than 90,000 bankruptcy filings were reported for March 2008 alone, a 30 percent increase from a year ago. In the end, more bankruptcy filings may translate into more short sales down the road, or possibly more people simply walking The only kind of whopper a person with this kind of ‘BK’ is going to get is a whopper of a headache.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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