Wednesday 22 June 2011

A Look At How Short Sales Can Affect Your Credit Score

By Jasper Brinks


The economy has forced many people to be homeless. Everywhere you turn your head, there are countless signs springing up all over the place, as people are attempting to try to get rid of their properties before facing foreclosure. However, even though the sight of people losing their homes may be depressing to many individuals, there are different avenues these individuals can attempt to take in order to save their prized possession. Short sales provide a positive outlet for people that are trying to save their homes from foreclosing.

In the end, the home that you are having difficulty paying for will still end up being taken from your possession. But you can easily rebuild your financial stature back up a lot quicker if you decide to sell the property as opposed to allowing the bank to seize the property from your possession. Normally, people that decide to engage in short sales will owe more money on their properties than the property is actually worth. Lenders will be willing to accept a lower payment for their previous loan in order to relieve you of your debt.

The only thing that is kind of discouraging about both these practices is the person that is engaging in these actions will in the end still lose their dwelling. However, by actually selling off the home, some individuals are able to maintain a positive credit score, so they can attempt to purchase another home elsewhere. Be aware though that both of these practices will affect your current credit bureau reading.

The entire concept of the short sale process is actually fairly simple. These types of sales occur whenever the value of the house falls below what the owner actually owes. A lot of lenders will accept a small proceed of what the house is actually worth, and forgive the remaining amount of debt that the borrower still owes to their finance company.

After the sale has been completed, there are still some things that you must do on your end in order to ensure that your families financial state has not been ruined. Almost immediately following a sale, the sale will be reported to your credit bureau and your score will drop between eighty to one hundred points. The sale will remain a tarnish on your credit bureau for at least eighteen months.

The only good thing about the decrease is it does not last for a very long time. Most credit bureaus will look past this credit decision after eighteen months. However, for the individuals that allow their homes to be foreclosed on, their credit rating will drop an astonishing two hundred to three hundred points. It will take around three years or so for a foreclosure to be removed from a credit bureau report.

If you are not concerned about the status of your credit, then obviously engaging in a foreclosure is not a big deal to you. But keep in mind that without credit you cannot purchase a lot of luxury items in life that you need in order to live a normal day to day existence. Lenders will force you to pay high interest rates if they approve you for monetary assistance, and your chances of purchasing another house that is in superb condition, pretty much goes down the drain.

Short sales are a better route to take, then simply allowing your home to succumb to a foreclosure. Your credit score will be affected regardless of the choice that you make. But, in the end you will be able to regain your financial stability when you decide to sell your home instead of allowing it to be taken from you.




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