Short Sale vs Foreclosure

 

 

Short Sale vs Foreclosure

Buying a short sale has its pros and cons, and so does buying a foreclosure. Not knowing the short sale process and how it affects you as a buyer, OR not understanding the way foreclosures are sold can lead to lost time, money, and headache. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the processes for each, or suffer the consequences!

Which one is a better buy for today’s home buyers? 

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4394 NW 9 Ave #21-2D Deerfield Beach, FL 33064

Move in ready unit in popular Heritage Circle ready for new owner! NOT a short sale or foreclosure so no headaches with banks to worry about! Currently tenant occupied and can be a turnkey rental as currently leased for $800 per month. Can rent right away in this complex and taxes are VERY low at under $700 per year w/ NO Homestead exemption!

MLS # (if any): F1116548
List Price: $59,000
Type of Sale: Conventional (regular sale)
Pool: Community Pool
Waterfront: No
Square Feet: 1040
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
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What is a Short sale?

You’d be hiding under a rock if you haven’t heard a ton about short sales in the news and everywhere else you look. From the radio ads, bus stop benches, and warnings about scam artists taking advantage of people there is A LOT of misinformation out there. I figured I’d put this short article together to help people understand exactly what a short sale is and some of the very basic information about them. This basically “Short Sales 101″ information that some of you may already know, but others may need to know…

The term “short sale” in the Real Estate world basically means selling a home for less than the balance of the loan that a bank or lender is owed. There is nothing mystic about what a short sale is. Just owing more on a home than you are able to sell it for on the open market, and needing the bank’s approval for them to take a loss for the difference.

Inspector general calls mortgage modification program (HAMP) a ‘failure’

WASHINGTON – Jan. 27, 2011 – A mortgage modification program aimed at saving homeowners from foreclosure has failed because regulators are “afraid to rein in or impose penalties on the mortgage servicers” whose record “has been nothing short of abysmal,” the program’s watchdog told Congress Wednesday.

As a result, some House Republicans moved to scrap the 2-year-old program.

Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the government’s bank bailouts, bluntly labeled the mortgage program a “failure” in testimony before the House oversight committee.

“And I think that if Treasury doesn’t respond to some of these things in a quick manner,” he said, the call to dismantle the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) “is just going to become a louder and louder chorus, and understandably so.”

Buying Short sales vs. Bank Owned Properties (REOs)


With the majority of sales being Short Sales and Foreclosures in our current market I thought I’d explain a little about each one and some of the pros and cons.

There are upsides and downsides to each, for example:

Buying a Foreclosed home- (Bank owned, REO, etc)

When you are buying a foreclosure there are usually bank required addenda/contracts that will be utilized when buying which sometimes scare would be home buyers. They are not to be feared if you understand what is required of you, and the terms they contain, but if you are fearful it’s always good to have your attorney review them BEFORE you sign.

Why all the Foreclosures- What’s the Deal?

No one with a pulse could miss the all news about the “Foreclosure Crisis” we are facing as a nation, and particularly here in S. Florida.  I’m sure the gurus of late night tv who teach you “how to make millions in foreclosures”, or whatever the spin, will be really raking in the cash thanks to all the publicity.

One question I seem to get every now and then is the reason behind so many people are facing foreclosure right now. Who’s to blame? Is it the government? The banks? Those mean ‘ol real estate investors?I thought I’d take a minute to quickly address what I’m seeing in my daily life as a Realtor here in Broward County FL.

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