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How Does Foreclosures Work
By jason | March 4, 2008
In the past months, you may have had encountered the term ‘foreclosure’ a dozen of times especially with the current crisis in the national housing market. If you are lucky enough not to have any problems with your mortgage payments, you should still try to understand how foreclosure works - just in case.
For starters, foreclosure is the repossession of a property by a mortgage lender because the owner failed to fulfill his mortgage payment obligations. Reasons for not being able to pay monthly mortgage dues can include the following:
- Losing a job
- Suffering from serious health problems
- Divorce
- Death in the Family
- Mismanaged budget
Depending on the state, a homeowner can try to stop the lender from foreclosing by doing any of the following:
- Refinance loan with Lender
- Re-instatement of mortgage loan
- Ask for forbearance
- Sell property to recover equity
- Short Sale
- Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
- Take out Foreclosure Loans
- File for Bankruptcy
As you can see, there are many ways that an owner can avoid foreclosure. All it will take is extra effort to negotiate with the lenders. Of course, it will also depend on what stage of foreclosure the owner is in. Basically, there are three stages: pre-foreclosure, foreclosure at auction and bank foreclosure.
You must remember that you will still have a fighting chance of stopping foreclosure up to the last stage. Many home owners do not know their rights and simply give up when they receive a Notice of Default from their lenders. To make matters worse, they refuse to establish communication with their lenders.
When facing foreclosure, owners should be able to comprehend their situation and make decisions realistically. Having a foreclosure record on your credit history is not something anyone would want and so, owners must fight with all their might to avoid foreclosure.
Topics: Foreclosure |
July 5th, 2008 at 9:35 am
I currently own a home and woud like to sell it. I am interested in buying a home near my grand-daughter’s school. Is it necesary for me to sell my house firstbefore I purchase another one or is there a way I can purchase another home and then sell mine or put my house up for sale and purchase a home at the same time? What about the equity that is already built up in the home I own? How can I use that?