Options exist to help you avoid foreclosure-including counseling, refinancing, and short sales. Purchasers of foreclosures should be aware that such homes, despite their reputation, are rarely big bargains or easy money-makers, and can be very difficult to buy.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
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A real estate trade organization that sets the
standards for integrity and honesty within the real estate profession
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Negative amortization |
A gradual increase in the balance of a loan or
mortgage which occurs because the monthly payments made are too small to cover
the entire principal and interest charges; this shortfall amount is added to
the remaining balance, resulting in negative amortization |
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Net listing |
The advertisement of the price of property for
sale in terms of the net price the seller will receive, once the property is
sold, a type of listing which is illegal in many states |
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Net worth |
The total value of all of an individual's
assets, minus all liabilities or debts |
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No cash-out refinance |
A transaction for refinancing a mortgage in
which the new mortgage amount is limited to the sum total of the remaining
balance of the first mortgage, points, closing costs, whatever is required to
satisfy any liens that are more than one year old and other funds for the
borrower's use (as long as the amount is one percent or less of the principal
amount of the new mortgage) |
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Notary |
An individual authorized by law to certify
documents and signatures |
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Note |
A legal document that obligates a borrower to
repay a loan or owed sum of money at a stated interest rate over a designated
period of time |
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Pricing >Marketing Techniques
When a seller lists a home with a real estate agent, a lot of brainstorming follows. Who are the potential buyers, where do they live and work? How can they be reached effectively with information that will attract them to this particular property?
In addition to advertising each home on the widely used Multiple Listing Service, professional real estate agents employ marketing techniques tailored to the individual home they are selling. An agent will review various buyer lists to find potential purchasers. They will use telephone and direct mail marketing, produce property flyers and advertise on the Internet, in the newspaper, in community publications and in real estate magazines. Contacts will be made to other agents who sell homes in the area to encourage them to show the home to prospective buyers.
Real estate agents combine pro-active marketing with realistic pricing to generate results for their home sellers.
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Who is "Freddie Mac", and why is he a big name in real estate?
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"Freddie Mac" is the nickname for FHLMC, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, which buys mortgages from lending agencies, thus allowing lenders to continually replenish funds for new mortgage loans. |
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