sell home quickly: Pre-Foreclosure Short Sales Jump 19% In Second Quarter
- 09/17/11 12:59 AM
To us, this means 19% more people being helped to avoid a foreclosure and get out from under a very tough financial situation. Pre-Foreclosure Short Sales Jump 19% in Second Quarter 08/24/2011 By: Carrie Bay, DSNews.com Short sales shot up 19 percent between the first and second quarters, with 102,407 transactions completed during the April-to-June period, according to RealtyTrac. Over the same timeframe, a total of 162,680 bank-owned REO homes sold to third parties, virtually unchanged from the first quarter.
RealtyTrac’s study also found that the average time to complete a short sale is down, while the time it (2 comments)
GSEs Issue New Servicing Guidelines for Delinquent Mortgages 04/28/2011 By: Carrie Bay Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are issuing new guidelines to servicers in order to align their procedures for handling past-due mortgages. The objective is to ensure consistent servicing requirements for loans handled on behalf of the GSEs across four key areas: borrower contact, delinquency management practices, loan modifications, and foreclosure timelines. The new approach provides monetary incentives for servicers that perform well (1 comments)