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What happens When Foreclosure Occurs – The Basic Process Of Foreclosure
February 27, 2009 by Financemyhome · Leave a Comment
Foreclosure is something no one wants to face but in current economic times it is something more and more people are looking at as possibilities. More and more homes are being listed as foreclosures and more and more people are losing their homes to this financial process. There is a basic procedure that accompanies every foreclosure and while many people are facing it and have faced it this process is something most people never want to have to deal with.
The first thing that happens in a foreclosure is the default. This is the first step in the basic foreclosure process. Default basically means you have missed a certain number of payments. These are usually whole payments however, constantly making short payments can also cause you to go into default. Just because you are paying, something does not mean that you are safe from this first step in the foreclosure process. However, you can lengthen the time it takes for the default to occur by making partial payments. However, this should not be relied on as it is subject to the terms of lending agreed to when you signed your mortgage some lenders may be willing to extend, others may not and may consider partial payments to be equal to no payment when it comes in terms of defaulting on your mortgage.
Once you have reached a certain number of missed payments you are labeled, as being in default on your mortgage this is when a legal notice is sent stating that you are in default and that foreclosure proceedings will begin. This letter usually has a date on it that tells you how long you have before the foreclosure is processed and the home is returned to the bank’s possession. It is important if you have not already done something to do something at this point. Usually short sale is one of your only options. You can try to sell your home in the time given to you. If you cannot, however the home is taken and returned to the banks possession. From this point, the home is listed as a foreclosed property and usually goes up for one of the following sales, bank or sheriff sale.
A bank sale is simply when the bank sells off the property. More often than not, this is done through a regular real estate agent or one that deals strictly with foreclosures for the most part, however most real estate agents are going to have some foreclosures in their listings. Another option is it may go up for sheriff sale. This is basically an auction where the properties are auctioned off.
An auction date is usually posted in advance. In some cases, it may even be on the paper work that is sent to you when you are foreclosed on. Either a bank sale or auction is designed for the bank to resell the property and earn back some of what was lost when the mortgage went into default. It also helps to pay for some of the costs that are incurred during a foreclosure. In most cases, auctions are held on a monthly or bi monthly basis. In areas where foreclosures are high they may be held more frequently but this is not usually the case since lists are generated and advertising for the properties is done prior to the auction.
There is one thing about foreclosures they have what is called a redemption period. This happens with properties that are seized for taxes as well. This period is a period after the reselling of the home where the original owner who was foreclosed on can repurchase the home for the cost of the debt owed on it. This is not the debt they owned but what is currently owned on the property. In other words in order to regain the property they would have to in essence by out the current owner for the amount they owe on the mortgage.
In order for the property to be regained during the redemption period, certain conditions must be met in order to qualify. The redemption period is usually set to a specified period of time after the sale of the property though it may be set to after the date the property is originally lost. The conditions that must be met may vary as well so if you are looking to regain your home during the redemption period after a foreclosure it is important to be aware of the time you have and the conditions you must meet in order to regain your home.
The new owners usually have no say in the repossession of their home during the redemption period. This is why the amount that must be paid is the amount of debt incurred by the new owners. This pays off the mortgage for them in its entirety. This is one of the reasons why owning a home that was sold at auction, during a bank sale or that was a foreclosure can be a more difficult proposition that purchasing a house outright despite the savings that can be had by purchasing a home in this manner. Once this redemption period has passed, it is not possible to regain the home in this manner.
This is the basic procedure, which occurs during a foreclosure from the initial default through the redemption period. There are conditions that must be met in order to foreclose as well as to regain the home once a foreclosure has occurred. The bank usually supplies enough time after the default occurs for another residence to be secured and there may be additional financial options, which are available during this period that can prevent a foreclosure. However, usually once a foreclosure has begun it is difficult to stop. This is why it is important to arrange for alternatives and solutions prior to entering the foreclosure process in order to secure your home in times of financial difficulty and crisis.
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