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Once you’ve discussed loan modification with your lender and they’ve denied you a loan modification most people think that there’s no hope and let the home go into foreclosure. There is another way to save your credit and keep a foreclosure off your record. Stop Foreclosure and sell by short sale! A Short Sale is where we negotiate with your lender to accept less than the full amount owed on your home so that you can sell it. We list your home with our listing agent and we have our professional negotiator, negotiate the transaction.

Short Sale Homes Orlando can help you PRIOR to foreclosure.

Lenders and mortgage companies have loss mitigation departments whose responsibility is to deal with properties in foreclosure and stop foreclosure. The main objective of these departments is to find ways to resolve properties in default other than just foreclosing. In other words they’re responsible for mitigating the bank’s losses and keeping them to a minimum. Those options include short sales. Short Sale Homes Orlando is here to assist you.

Contact Short Sale Homes Orlando to speak to a representative directly prior to foreclosure. You do have options! Don't let your home and your credit get to this stage without fully exploring what we can do for you in the Central Florida Area.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The state of Florida is offering new hope for people facing foreclosure without money to defend themselves.

Attorney General Bill McCollum turned over an $84,000 check to the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar on Monday morning. The money is part of a settlement with Countrywide Financial.The money will allow people facing foreclosure to have the representation they need -- especially in cases where they'd lose their home if they couldn't afford to fight.The state said it also keeps them from being duped by people offering help, and providing nothing in return."When you get a call from somebody saying I can save your house, all you have to do is pay me $2,000 up front, we can guarantee you're safe, don't listen to that, go see a lawyer," McCollum said. "If you don't have the money in this area go to the legal aid society of the Orange County Bar."Orange County is expected to see nearly 40,000 new foreclosure cases this year.

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HUD takes action to speed resale of foreclosed properties to new owners

WASHINGTON – Jan. 18, 2010 – In an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity is high, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a temporary policy that will expand access to FHA mortgage insurance to allow for a quicker resale of foreclosed properties. The policy change will permit buyers to use FHA-insured financing to purchase HUD-owned properties, bank-owned properties or properties resold through private sales.

“As a result of the tightened credit market, FHA-insured mortgage financing is often the only means of financing available to potential homebuyers,” says Donovan. “FHA has an unprecedented opportunity to fulfill its mission by helping many homebuyers find affordable housing while contributing to neighborhood stabilization.”

With certain exceptions, FHA currently prohibits insuring a mortgage on a home owned by the seller for less than 90 days. This temporary waiver will give FHA borrowers access to a broader array of recently foreclosed properties.

“This change in policy is temporary and will have very strict conditions and guidelines to assure that predatory practices are not allowed,” Donovan says.

Acquiring, rehabilitating and reselling foreclosed properties to prospective homeowners often takes less than 90 days in today’s market; and FHA’s 90-day rule can adversely impact buyers if a seller is unwilling to hold a property 90 days thanks to holding costs and the risk of vandalism.

“FHA borrowers, because of the restrictions we are now lifting, have often been shut out from buying affordable properties,” says FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens. “This action will enable our borrowers, especially first-time buyers, to take advantage of this opportunity.”

The waiver will take effect on Feb. 1, 2010, and be effective for one year, unless otherwise extended or withdrawn by the FHA Commissioner. To protect FHA borrowers against predatory practices of “flipping,” the waiver is limited to those sales meeting the following general conditions:

• All transactions must be arms-length, with no identity of interest between the buyer and seller or other parties participating in the sales transaction.

• In cases in which the sales price of the property is 20 percent or more above the seller’s acquisition cost, the waiver will only apply if the lender meets specific conditions.

• The waiver is limited to forward mortgages, and does not apply to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for purchase program.