Thursday, June 23, 2011

Short Sales Will Affect A Consumers Credit Bureau Rating

By Jasper Brinks


The real estate market has been hit hard by the current recession that the entire world is facing. Property values are falling all over the globe, and many people are having a horrible time just trying to make their mortgage payments. There are two different avenues that a homeowner can choose to take in order to rectify their current financial situation. They can do nothing and allow their homes to be foreclosed on or they can do some research on short sales and begin this process instead.

One of the primary reasons why an individual may decide to allow their homes to be foreclosed on is because they are not interested in maintaining the home in the first place. By accepting to engage in the short sale process, the owner of the property will be given the ability to pay off their existing loan for a lower rate than what they presently owe.

Regardless if you decide to engage in the short sale process, or allow your home to be foreclosed on both of these actions will affect your credit rating in an adverse manner. However, the effects on your credit score will last for a shorter frame of time if you decide to engage in the short sale process as opposed to foreclosing on the property altogether.

If you are considering entering into a short sale arrangement, it is imperative that you have a general understanding of how the entire process works. Generally, people that are granted permission to enter into this type of arrangement will owe more money on their dwelling than what it is actually worth. Lenders will give their borrowers the opportunity to pay off their mortgage for a lower rate than what they owed originally. In most cases, the remaining amount of debt is forgiven by the lender.

The effect on your credit score can vary based upon the rating that you held prior to engaging in this type of sale. However, if you were to allow your dwelling to be foreclosed on, you will notice that your credit rating could decrease by two hundred to three hundred points. But, on the adverse side when you opt to engage in one of these sales instead, your score will generally drop between 80 to 100 points.

The only good thing about the decrease is it does not last for a very long time. Most credit bureaus will look past this credit decision after eighteen months. However, for the individuals that allow their homes to be foreclosed on, their credit rating will drop an astonishing two hundred to three hundred points. It will take around three years or so for a foreclosure to be removed from a credit bureau report.

Keep in mind that in the current world that we all share, credit is king. The people that have higher credit ratings are able to purchase more things and sign a contract that allows them to render payment for their objects at a later more convenient time. Since the person with the high rating does not have any adverse marks against their score, they will be able to purchase items that they want and then pay off the items in a series of payments.

Short sales are a great way to maintain a decent credit score, while still eliminating your financial household burdens. Deciding to engage in this sale process will end up benefiting you in the end because it will not tarnish your credit report in the same manner that a foreclosure would.




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