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An Overview about Home Foreclosure
- Published: July 26, 2010 by Umma Queenan Comments (0)
The current economic down times have the housing market in a constant fluctuation. The housing market is no longer a seller’s market. Above everything else, more and more jobs are being lost, which means more homes are being foreclosed on.
The majority of times these homes are being repossessed on because the house was used for collateral for a mortgage or other loan. When people fall behind on their payments or can no longer make the payments, the bank or lender has every lawful act to take the home.
There are a few different types of foreclosures.
The most common is a judicial foreclosure.
Under a judicial foreclosure, the house is sold. The proceeds from the sale pays off the rest of the mortgage or other lenders. If any profits all left over they go to the borrower. This type of foreclosure is used in every state, and is the required form of foreclosures in most.
The second type of foreclosure is a non-judicial foreclosure.
This type of foreclosure looks at a mortgage not as an actual mortgage, but rather as a deed of trust. This type of foreclosure is not available in all states. Under a non-judicial foreclosure, the courts are not involved in the foreclosing. This type goes at a much rapid pace than a judicial foreclosure, and is cheaper. The profits go to the mortgage and other lien holders.
The third type of foreclosure is strict foreclosure.
This is seldom used as it is not available in all states. This type of foreclosure is mainly available when the amount owed on the house is less than its worth. Under strict foreclosure the house owners are given a specified amount of time to pay off the entire mortgage before the bank can claim the house.
Foreclosures can vary in how long it will take to complete the process. This also is dependent upon which type of foreclosure is used. The process can be long and tedious for all those involved. For the borrower, even though they are losing their home, they may still be responsible for paying the mortgage insurance on the house until the original mortgage would have ended.
Avoiding foreclosure is easier said than done. First and foremost, payments must be made on time and in the full amount requested. If a person does find themselves falling behind on the payments, they may be able to renegotiate mortgage terms with the bank or lender.
Given how the housing market is today, more and more banks and lenders are trying to work with the borrower to work out some arrangement to avoid foreclosure completely.
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