Most homeowners try to avoid foreclosure and the financial damage a foreclosure can cause by seeking out ways to work with the mortgage lender. Once a mortgage lender forecloses on a loan owed by a homeowner, the foreclosure is noted on the person’s credit history for a period of seven years. This negative notation can… [Continue Reading]
Basics on Mortgage Foreclosures
Despite the substantive decline in mortgage foreclosures since the height of the Great Recession, in June 2016 there were nearly 100,000 homes across the country in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to RealtyTrac. The crisis may have subsided, but historical trends continue to show an average of 80,000-120,000 homes in some stage of… [Continue Reading]
