HomesWithJosh - Boise Idaho Real Estate
Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa Real Estate
This is a very clean short sale located in Royal Meadows Subdivision in South Nampa. 4 berooms 2.5 baths 3 car garage and no neighbors directly behind. 2106 sqft. is maximized with this smart floorplan. Asking price is $114,368 call Josh Groesbeck 208-353-7131 to set up your private showing.
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Watch today’s short report on the housing market- Some where around 32% of loan modifications have become permanent while the rest moving towards some form of foreclosure. It seems that banks are trying a little harder to get these loans modified to 31% of your monthly gross income, not your take home money but your gross. Idaho has been witness to a rise in values that we most likely will never see again. Lost jobs and income combined with values that have seemingly taken us back, back, back-are not helping recovery. If your payment is good and your paying down your principle and living life more power to you. If your payment has become a hardship and starts taking away your quality of life, look for help.. Take action and stay in your home, call Joshua Groesbeck 208-353-7131 or josh@homeswithjosh.com or www.homeswithjosh.com
I have been saying this for awhile now, “If new bank is built for 200 million and it is now worth 100 million it becomes a bad asset and they will walk away and call it a good business decision, and yes they actually have the money to pay for it.” This has been going on for years and now that home owners are getting beat up by there upside down mortgage or loss of employment and income they still struggle to hang on. Sometimes starting over just makes sense emotionally and financially, if big business can strategically do this than why can’t you? Free consultation if keeping your home is no longer an option- Josh Groesbeck 208-353-7131 or josh@homeswithjosh.com
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More and more commercial real-estate companies are doing what many indebted homeowners would like to do: Walk away from mortgages on properties that are now worth a lot less than they paid for them.
Today’s Wall Street Journal highlights three major developers - Macerich,Vornado Realty Trust and Simon Property Group - that have recently decided to default on mortgages.
When companies do this, no one bats an eye–it’s just “smart business.”
When ordinary homeowners think about doing it, meanwhile, the mortgage industry and government begin moaning that a mortgage is more than a business contract. It’s a social contract, in which homeowners have a “moral obligation” to pay.
That’s bunk. An individual mortgage is no different than a corporate mortgage. If corporations are allowed to walk away from mortgage obligations without feeling shame and guilt, then individuals should be able to do so, too.
The contract homeowners sign when they take out a mortgage spells out exactly what happens if the homeowner stops making payments on the loan. The lender has the right to foreclose on the house, taking the homeowner’s downpayment with it. In addition, the borrower’s credit rating will usually get destroyed, and, in some states, the lender can come after his or her other assets to recoup the capital the lender has lost.
Those are big penalties. They provide a major incentive for the borrower to continue making his or payments. And that’s why the lender, a corporation, put them in the contract.
Importantly, the lender voluntarily entered into the contract–and it did so because it thought doing so was a smart business decision. That it actually turned out to be a lousy business decision is not the homeowner’s fault. It’s the lender’s fault. And the borrower, who is already feeling plenty of pain his or herself, should not have to bear the burden of guilt and shame on top of everything else.
Here is an insightful video from CNBC and what to expect from the housing market in the months ahead. If you have questions or would like assistance with your home please don’t hesitate to call or email, Josh.
Joshua Groesbeck
208-353-7131 or josh@homeswithjosh.com
Mortgagee Letter 2008-43 contains the new FHA short sale [a/k/a FHA Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS)] program guidelines. It’s definitely an improvement for anyone involved in shorting an FHA loan. Here’s some of what you need to know about the FHA PFS:
* They removed the calculation that required the property to appraise for at least 63% of the indebtedness (this is helpful because many properties have dropped below 37% of the mortgage balance).
* HUD used to accept 82% of the appraised value as their net – now it is 88% if it sells within 30-days marketing time, 86% if it sells in 60-days, and 84% after 60 days.
* Prior to ML 2008-43, HUD would pay zero buyer closing costs on an FHA short sale, now they will pay 1% of buyer’s closing costs if the new buyer is obtaining FHA financing.
* They’ve increased the amount allowable to discharge junior liens up to $2,500.
* FHA allows the seller to walk away with up to a $1,000 check at closing
With the increase we’ve had in FHA loan originations, everyone should expect more and more FHA short sales moving forward. And I’ll conclude with one final comforting comment from our friends at HUD regarding deficiency judgments and FHA foreclosures:
“A PFS sale must be an outright sale of the property. If a foreclosure occurs after the mortgagor unsuccessfully participated in the PFS process in good faith, neither the mortgagee nor HUD will pursue the mortgagor for a deficiency judgment.
FHA/PFS is becoming a kinder more gentle model.
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