Should I Short Sale My Property?
A short sale is when your mortgage company agrees to allow you to sell your property for less than the amount owed on the mortgage. If your property is underwater then a short sale is one of your options. How do short sales work? Short sales start the same way as any other home sale: […]
What is Foreclosure Loss Mitigation?
Foreclosure loss mitigation is the process that mortgage lenders use to work with homebuyers who are behind on their mortgages. You may be able to modify your mortgage, obtain approval of a short sale, or otherwise more efficiently surrender the property to your lender. Loss mitigation in Virginia and Maryland is very different from loss […]
9 Options When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage Anymore
Owning a home comes with a lot of responsibility. But the toughest part of owning a home may be realizing that you you can’t afford your mortgage anymore. Lots of different circumstances can lead to an unaffordable mortgage payment. But you have options if you take a proactive approach. 9 Options When You Can’t Afford […]
Foreclosure Non-Retention Options
If you have a property in foreclosure, your mortgage lender will likely send you all sorts of correspondence. You may have modification or reinstatement options, which is great if you want to retain the property. But for a variety of reasons, the bank or servicer may not be willing to entertain modification or refinance. In […]
Loss Mitigation Waterfall Should Continue Post-MHA
In July 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report titled Guiding Principles for the Future of Loss Mitigation. The report lists several “lessons learned” from the financial crisis and makes recommendations to mortgage lenders and servicers for a post-MHA era. One specific suggestion is the permanent adoption of the loss mitigation “waterfall” model. The […]
Boomerang Buyers Are Back!
Boomerang buyers are back from the housing crisis. “Boomerang buyers” is the name for homebuyers who had lost their homes to short sales and foreclosures during the housing crisis. Mortgage default rates skyrocketed in 2006, and in the years following nearly 9.3 million borrowers lost their homes. Today, over a million of these boomerang buyers […]
Can Refinancing Stop Foreclosure?
If you default on your mortgage, the mortgage lender will foreclosure on your property. The bank will enforce its legal right, as a secured creditor, to repossess and sell the property. At foreclosure auction, the lender attempts to recover the money that is owed on the mortgage. Not only can you lose your home, but foreclosure […]