Posts with tag short sales

By Les Christie Struggling homeowners increasingly turned to short sales to get out from under mortgage debt last year. There were nearly three times as many short sales as there were sales of foreclosed homes in 2012, according to RealtyTrac. Foreclosures accounted for 11 percent of all sales, down from 13 percent a... Continue Reading »

By Paul Ausick We have two data points on the U.S. housing market this morning. The National Association of Realtors reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in November rose 5.9 percent to 5.04 million from a downwardly revised total of 4.76 million in October. Sales are up 14.5 percent... Continue Reading »

By Les Christie A soon-to-expire tax break for troubled homeowners is helping drive a spurt in short sales. During the three months ended Sept. 30, short sales in which homeowners had fallen behind on mortgage payments soared 22 percent over past year, according to a report released Thursday by online marketing company... Continue Reading »

By Christopher Maag Donna Moore's husband earns a good income, and he can easily afford to pay their mortgage. But in a few months, when her husband retires, all that will change. "(W)e will not be able to pay this mortgage," a reader using the screen name "Donna Moore" wrote in response to a recent Credit.com story,... Continue Reading »

Due to a confluence of several factors, experts predict that there will likely be a significant uptick in the number of short sales for distressed properties throughout the rest of the year, with a spike coming over the next few months. The market for short sales -- that is, underwater homeowners selling their houses... Continue Reading »