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Coastal Alabama foreclosure inventory drops sharply, short sales ramp up

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- New foreclosure inventory has dropped sharply, local Realtors say, but that doesn't mean that housing market has healed.

"In March, Fannie Mae and the asset managers were saying, 'Get ready.' The numbers were going to ramp up and it would be a big year,"' said Matt Mogan of REMAX of Gulf Shores. "Now they can't explain what's going on. We're not doing ourselves any favors by holding these back. Until they run out, we are not giving anyone's property a chance to appreciate."

From January through June, Alabama saw 9,473 filings, a 17 percent decrease from the first half of last year, according to RealtyTrac's latest report. June's total alone, 1,458 new foreclosure filings, was a 20.4 percent drop from June 2010.

The story was much the same in Mississippi, where the first six months of the year saw 1,872 foreclosure filings, a 16.5 percent drop from the same months in 2010. Mississippi's 308 new June filings represented a 13.2 percent decrease from the total of a year ago,

Nationwide, there were 222,740 foreclosure filings in June, down 29 percent from the year earlier.

"Processing and procedural delays are pushing foreclosures further and further out -- we estimate that as many as one million foreclosure actions that should have taken place in 2011 will now happen in 2012, or perhaps even later," said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac.

3-year ARMs made in mid-2008 coming due by year's end

Another issue on the horizon: The 3-year, adjustable-rate mortgages that were made in mid-2008 are coming due by the end of the year, Realtors said. Many of those homeowners will see their monthly payments increase by as much as $1,000 to $1,500, which could push them into foreclosure or a short sale.

"The market is going to be driven by foreclosures for at least another two years," said Randy Brooks of REMAX Advantage in Daphne.

Market experts also predict that in the next two years, seven out of 10 resales are going to be short sales.

"So many homeowners out there are upside down and owe more on the home than it's worth," Brooks said. "If they have any fluctuation in their income it gets practically impossible" to make the payments.

Patrick Daily, owner of REMAX of Orange Beach, said that he is seeing a number of short sales and believes that many of his buyers prefer them to a foreclosure property.

He said that he thinks the banks favor short sales as well.

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A short sale happens when Baltimore Multi Family Homes , for instance, are sold for less that what the home owner actually owes on his mortgage.  It is a sale of real estate in which the sale proceeds fall short of the balance owed on the property’s loan.

To avoid reaching foreclosure, homeowners opt for a short sale, but what some of them don’t know is that both a foreclosure and a short sale can hurt their credit.

Fact #1: Your debt is forgiven and you can transfer the loan to another lender if you short sale your homes.

Fact #2: If you short sale your home, your FICO score will go down by the same score as a foreclosure.

Fact #3: After a short sale, the homeowner will have to wait two years or more to buy a new home.

Fact #4: If you short sale your home, you will not gain anything from it.

Fact #5: You credit will be hurt if you short sale your home.

Fact #6: If you short sale your home, you may need to pay taxes for the balance that was forgiven by a bank.

Fact #7: A short sale can damage your credit rating or score and most probably it will suffer for 2-7 years.

Whether you are going to short sale your home in Stafford VA or wait for a foreclosure, it’s your choice. Ask your agent to guide you on making the right decision. While you can still wait for things to get better, you can still do something about your short sale. Who knows, you have others options to modify your mortgage while waiting for everything to get back normally.

You will have to wait for at least two years to recover although you have an option to negotiate the terms with your lender or bank. Your real estate agent can help you in this case. They will not tell you what to do nor make the decision for you. Your agent will lead you in making the right and possible options available in the market. In this case, disclose your true financial situation to your agent so that he can dig into his knowledge regarding the available options for you after a short sale which will enable you to still find another much affordable Crosby TX homes .

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