With many Americans still facing the very real threat of foreclosure, many are looking for ways to avoid it. One option, and a topic that has garnered a lot of industry interest, is a real estate short sale. Short Sales have become an increasingly popular, and common foreclosure avoidance tactic for homeowners but what are […]
A short sale in real estate occurs when the outstanding obligations (including all loans, lines of credit, etc.) against a property are greater than what the property can be sold for. Short sales are a way for homeowners to avoid bankruptcy or foreclosure proceeding by convincing the bank to accept a discounted payoff, meaning the […]
We’re often asked the question, “Can I pursue a short sale during my bankruptcy”. Lenders can review a short sale offer while the loan is in active bankruptcy. However, to complete a short sale and issue an approval letter, the bankruptcy documents must be filed and approved by the court. Any final agreement will require bankruptcy […]
Bank of America Short Sales Bank of America was the first to introduce a new automated system called Equator that it is currently using to process all of it’s short sales of conventional loans (that is all of it’s non-FHA and VA loans) as well as former Countrywide loans which it acquired when it purchased the company. Equator […]
Let’s first define our terms. A mortgage is a financing arrangement in which the person buying a home or parcel of land (or one who already owns property) receives a loan, and the property is pledged as collateral to guarantee repayment of the loan. A mortgage consists of two documents: a note and the mortgage itself. The […]
What if the lender wants way too much money for your Short Sale? You owe more on the mortgage than your home is worth and you will get from the sale, so it is a Short Sale. You submit the short sale offer to your lender and the lender says they will not approve the […]
Wells Fargo Short Sales Out of all of the major banks, Wells Fargo is one of the most efficient when it comes to short sales and the processing and handling of these sales. Wells Fargo is also one of the only banks that actually provides a written short sale time line and on average they are […]
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