Now’s the time to make a move if you want to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit, which expires on April 30. Remember, you have to close by June 30.
If you are interested in taking advantage of the homebuyer tax credit and buy a home in Northern Virginia, the clock is a-ticking. Seventy days to find your home sounds like a lot of time, but it will surely go by very quickly as you are competing with throngs of other buyers looking to cash in.
You see the foreclosure notices in the local paper and you hear they conduct these auctions “at the courthouse steps”. The courthouse isn’t the first place on your list of places you want to be. Well, it’s actually a place brimming with opportunity for Northern Virginia real estate investors. Just take a look at how [...]
Last November, when Congress approved an extension on the first-time homebuyer tax credit, potential homebuyers who missed the original deadline were excited. It was another chance to buy a Woodbridge home for sale and receive an often badly needed $8,000 on their tax return.
Have you heard of the first-time homebuyer’s tax credit extension? Last month, President Obama signed the extension to help first-time homebuyers (who didn’t get their sales in by November 30th) buy a house that meets their needs. What about those who already own Woodbridge homes, are doing well and want a larger home? To those [...]
A bankruptcy may stop a foreclosure and allow a homeowner to reorganize his debt and keep his property. The reality however is that most of the time this is not the case and the bankruptcy only stalls the foreclosure.
A Deed-in Lieu (DIL) of Foreclosure is sometimes referred to as a “friendly foreclosure” since the homeowner essentially gives the Deed back to the bank. The bank agrees to take the Deed back in exchange for the property and the homeowner and back part ways with no further recourse.
A Loan Modification is a change to one or more of the terms of a loan. For example, this could take the form of a lower interest rate, as in going from 7.5% to 5.5%. Or, it could involve extending the term of the loan, as in going from a 30 year term to a 40 year term. Whatever the case may be, the goal is to reduce the mortgage payment to one that the homeowner can manage and allow them to maintain ownership of their home.
Our second foreclosure alternative to look at is forbearance (or repayment plan). Think of forbearance as reinstatement on a payment plan rather than in one lump sum. Much like the reinstatement we looked at yesterday this is a good option for homeowners experiencing a temporary hardship and the homeowner will be required to pay their lender what they are owed.
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