Short Sales And Credit Scores - Short Sale Education
A couple of months ago, I wrote the blog "Bankruptcy
, Foreclosure, or Short Sale? What happens to my Credit Score?" This month, I'd like to give an update on Short Sales and Credit Scores.
Credit Score:Drops score approximately 60-100 points
Length of Time on Credit Report:7 years
Buying Another Home: Qualify for a mortgage with a decent interest rate after 18-24 months
Note: There are several caveats when it comes to a short sale because short sales are relatively new and credit bureaus are still trying to figure it into their credit risk modeling. In fact, in the future, it has been analyzed that some lenders may look at a short sale the same as a foreclosure.
Above states an 60-100 point hit for a short sale and this hit does depend on how many payments were missed prior to the completion of a short sale
For a short sale, it has been reported that a credit report will show Satisfied with a note that states "Creditor settled for less than the amount due". If you are lucky, you will just get "Paid In Full". This does not happen often. Most likely, a short sale will show as a charge off or a settlement
Lenders using the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage approval system will see mortgage payments that are 120 days late or receipt of a Notice of Default the same as a foreclosure
Many lenders may not consider a short sale unless the homeowner is late, but more are considering a short sale even if the homeowner is not late with a convincing and full proof of a hardship
Homeowners who have a mortgage under water are more inclined to try a short sale ''short sale'' before throwing their hands in the air and going to foreclosure or go through bankruptcy. In 2009, the National Association of Realtors estimated that about ten percent of all sales last year were short sales and it is expected to increase this year.
With Obama's HAFA program, lenders are provided incentives to perform short sales and so are homeowners because under this program they would receive $1500 for relocation costs.
There is still a lot of confusion around how a
Short Sale Secrets will affect a borrower's credit score. It really depends on how many lates a homeowner has had on their mortgage and how the lender decides to report it to credit agencies, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion.
The main point that homeowners should realize is that if they are successful on doing a short sale to get out of their situation, the road to credit recovery is shorter than if they went to foreclosure. Protecting ones credit score will help to minimize the amount of interest a borrower pays on credit cards an loans.
It has been reported that a homeowner would be able to buy a home after 2-3 years, given they continue to work on their credit after a short sale. If they went to foreclosure, they would have to wait as long as 7 years.
Many homeowner are frustrated on figuring out how to resolve their mortgage being underwater and many are just walking away but this is a mistake. A homeowner can ask for a short sale even if they are not late on their mortgage, but the reality is that a lender has no incentive to allow a short sale if payments are still being made on time.
There are some states that do not allow lenders of 1st mortgages to pursue a seller for the unpaid balance. But in all states, second liens and equity credit lines can pursue the seller unless an agreement has stated otherwise. Borrowers will have to pay tax of any unpaid mortgage balance unless they meet IRS's home exclusion or insolvency rules. Owners of second or investment properties do not qualify for the home exclusion rules.
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by: Art Lee
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