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On average, lenders foreclose on 2,440 homes every day, a rate that hasn’t budged for the last year, according to CoreLogic, a consumer data company.
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“There are a lot of contradictory statements [on the internet] about how the short sale appears on your credit, and if it is better than a foreclosure,” Michael says in response to a Credit.com story. “I’m really not sure?”
It can get confusing, especially if you delve deep into the details, says Barry Paperno, Credit.com’s credit scoring expert. But in the end, few of those details matter. Whether Michael goes for a short sale or a foreclosure, his credit score will suffer.
“The short answer is that they’re very similar,” Paperno says. “Either way you weren’t able to pay as agreed, and that’s what lenders are concerned about.”
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Michael has two mortgages on this house, and he asked whether both will be cleared away by the short sale, which is being completed under the federal Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) program. This kind of arrangement is possible, but he needs to pay close attention to the details of the agreement, says Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com’s consumer credit expert.
“This can get especially tricky if there is a second mortgage,” Detweiler wrote in a Credit.com story, “but it’s not impossible to wipe out deficiencies on both first and second mortgages.”
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December 13, 2023
Mortgages