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• How a Short Sale Can Stop Foreclosure, Short Selling Bank Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
  
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  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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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• Missouri Foreclosure Laws
  
  The typical foreclosure process takes about two months. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws Missouri Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS Yes Yes 60 Days 10 Days 365 Days Trustee Comments: Non-Judicial Foreclosures are more
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
  
  Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions. percent in 2006, generating $16 billion in sales. The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade. At the Auction!
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Bush Foreclosure Solution Just Adds Water
  
  At present, under the Tax Code a homeowner who loses a home to foreclosure has to pay income taxes on any portion of the mortgage debt the lender may decide to forgive. The IRS currently considers such forgiven debt to be additional gross (and taxable) income for the year. This can directly affect the homeowners’ ability, or desire for that matter, to proceed with such things as short sales and other types It wasn’t very long ago that President George W. Bush came out with a public policy statement negating any possibility of either a homeowner, or a lender bailout, given
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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