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“Foreclosure floodwaters receded somewhat in 2010 in the nation’s hardest-hit housing markets. Even so, foreclosure levels remained five to 10 times higher than historic norms in most of those hard-hit markets, where deep fault-lines of risk remain and could potentially trigger more waves of foreclosure activity in 2011 and beyond.” [30]
The foreclosure process begins when a financially distressed homeowner fails to make a loan payment and is served with a summons from his or her creditors. After service, papers will be filed with the county clerk's office and be made a matter of public record (in some areas the place where deeds and mortgages are registered may go by a different name, such as the office of the land registrar).
Buying foreclosed homes soared in popularity during the Great Recession as a wave of foreclosures hit the market and drove down prices nationwide. While foreclosure rates since then have fallen ...
So while you might save, say, $50,000 on the price of your home with a foreclosure, you might also have to spend an extra $50,000 once you've moved in just to make repairs and get your home up to ...
If there are no interested bidders, then the beneficiary will legally repossess the property. This is commonly the case when the amount owed on the home is higher than the current market value of the foreclosure property, such as with a mortgage loan made at a high loan-to-value during a real estate bubble. As soon as the beneficiary ...
In particular, the length of time it takes for a typical New York foreclosure process to get done is quickly approaching three years, whereas New Jersey is well over the two-and-a-half-year mark.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) defines an abandoned foreclosure as a mortgage that: has entered foreclosure, the servicer decides to not continue pursuing its interest in a mortgage loan (has stopped the foreclosure proceedings), the servicer has charged off the loan (considers it worthless), and; the home is vacant.
Freddie Mac is stepping in to make buying a bank-owned home a sweeter deal for you, reports Inman News. The agency is offering help with closing costs for buyers of Freddie Mac-owned properties.