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HUD Properties, FHA & Title Seasoning for Real Estate Investors

August 1, 2009 by Marco Santarelli

With HUD properties, title seasoning, FHA loans, and short sales, real estate investors have had some confusion regarding the rules.  This article will clarify all of these issues for you.

HUD is the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a government agency whose goal is to increase homeownership and support community development .  The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which is part of HUD, provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States.

HUD and FHA come into play in three different scenarios in the investor/foreclosure arena.

HUD Foreclosed Properties

When a person gets an FHA loan, it is funded through a private lender and the loan is insured or backed by the Federal Housing Administration.  When the loan is in default, FHA pays out the lender and take an assignment of the loan.  When the property is foreclosed, it is owned by HUD.  HUD then offers these properties for sale to both owner-occupants and investors.  The properties are offered on the local MLS computer database, but you have to submit an offer through a HUD-approved real estate broker.  The offer is made under a bid process, under which the HUD will either accept or reject your offer depending on what other offers are submitted.  An investor can buy, hold, or flip these properties if their offer is accepted.

FHA Loans and Title Seasoning

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Filed Under: Financing, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: FHA, FHA Loans, Foreclosures, HUD Foreclosures, HUD Properties, HUD Property, Real Estate Investing, Title Seasoning

Foreclosures Rise 18%

June 11, 2009 by Marco Santarelli

The epidemic of foreclosures is rising, according to newly released figures from RealtyTrac, despite a slight slowdown in activity during the month of May. Year over year foreclosures rose 18%.

Foreclosure filings, including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions were reported on 321,480 properties during the month, a decrease of 6% from April. The drop apparently developed as a result of moratoriums on foreclosures by the nation's largest banks and mortgage companies.

“While defaults and scheduled foreclosure auctions were both down from the previous month, bank repossessions, or REOs were up 2% thanks largely to substantial increases in several states, including Michigan, Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Oregon and New York,” said James Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. “We expect REO activity to spike in the coming months as foreclosure delays and moratoriums implemented by various state laws come to an end.”

Ten states represent 77% of foreclosure filings, according to the report. Foreclosures are forecast to rise through the remainder of the year by Housing Predictor as a result of the financial crisis and the tight money supply. Nevada continued to document the nation's highest foreclosure rate, with one in every 64 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing during the month.

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Filed Under: Foreclosures Tagged With: foreclosed property, foreclosure investing, Foreclosures, Real Estate Foreclosures

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