“A halt in home foreclosures at the largest mortgage firms may sideline buyers worried about legal issues, further depressing sales at a time when distressed properties account for almost a quarter of all transactions.”Why? Because doubt on the legal sufficiency of the foreclosures will result in those houses not reaching the real estate market.
“Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. lender, extended a freeze on foreclosures to all 50 states on Friday as concern spread among federal and state officials that homes are being seized based on faulty data. JPMorgan Chase and Ally Financial Inc.’s GMAC Mortgage unit stopped repossession cases in 23 states where courts supervise home seizures — including New Jersey — amid allegations that employees submitted documents with unverified or false information to speed the process.”Statistics from around the country demonstrate that foreclosure sales play a major role in the rebound of the real estate market.
"’Our preliminary review of September foreclosure activity doesn’t show any obvious or notable impact," said Rick Sharga, senior vice president of RealtyTrac. The effects may show up in the October data, he said.’”On the other hand,
“A reduction in foreclosure sales may result in a short-term boost to the nation’s median home price as buyers shy away from distressed properties, said Thomas Lawler, founder and president of Lawler Housing and Economic Consulting in Leesburg, Va.”The halt to pending actions by several lenders means that many property owners are living rent free. That would include those who have made so-called “strategic defaults.” Let’s hope the system straightens out sooner rather than later.
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