| If you are having trouble making payments
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| | forbearance agreement. This would enable
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| on your home these days, you are
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| | you to temporarily postpone payments for
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| notalone. A recent report from
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| | a certain period of time without your
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| RealtyTrac, Inc. says foreclosure filings
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| | lender filing a notice of default and
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| are up 48% from a year ago. States which
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| | initiating foreclosure proceedings
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| have been hardest hit by foreclosures in
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| | against you. If your situation is dire
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| 2008 include Nevada, California, Arizona,
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| | and you realize you won�t be able to
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| Michigan, Florida, and Colorado.
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| | make payments for an extended period of
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| Adding to these concerns, a new study
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| | time, see if your lender will accept a
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| released by Harvard University says the
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| | deed in lieu of foreclosure. Through this
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| U.S. housing market is the worst in 50
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| | process, you will basically deed your
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| years. The study notes the mortgage
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| | home over to your bank or lien holder and
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| market meltdown, steep rise in
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| | can avoid a lengthy foreclosure
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| foreclosures, the decline of new home
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| | proceeding.
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| construction, falling home prices, and
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| | 3) Talk with counselors of national
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| mounting job losses have all converged to
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| | programs such as HOPE NOW. It is an
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| make recovery from the current real
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| | alliance between lenders, credit and
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| estate climate more difficult in the days
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| | mortgage counselors, and investors. HOPE
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| ahead.
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| | NOW can assist distressed homeowners by
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| For homeowners who are on the verge of
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| | providing streamline measures and options
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| defaulting on a mortgage obligation, the
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| | to prevent foreclosure. Visit for more
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| sooner action is taken to protect a home
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| | details.
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| the better. The following steps could be
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| | 4) Proceed to sell your home. You can
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| helpful to avoid a foreclosure:
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| | utilize the services of a real estate
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| 1) Review the terms of your mortgage or
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| | professional in your local area or post
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| deed of trust. Go over the sections
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| | your property online through any number
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| pertaining to default and seek advice
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| | of for sale by owner websites. Even if
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| from an attorney. There are a number of
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| | you don�t get your asking price, it is
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| attorneys who specialize in real estate
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| | possible your lender may agree to a short
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| law who are knowledgeable about the
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| | sale. This means you sell your property
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| foreclosure process in each state and
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| | for less than the outstanding balance
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| they are best qualified to advise you on
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| | owed, but your bank or lender agrees to
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| your rights. Some might offer free
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| | accept the proceeds as full satisfaction
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| initial consultations. Additional
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| | for the debt. Not all lenders will accept
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| assistance might also be obtained through
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| | a short sale and most have certain
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| non-profit legal aid organizations and/or
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| | procedures that must be complied with.
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| low cost legal services. Check with the
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| | 5) As a last resort � file for
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| bar association in your state to see what
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| | bankruptcy. Once you file a bankruptcy
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| services are available.
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| | petition, it will automatically stop the
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| 2) As soon as you realize you can�t
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| | foreclosure process. Depending on the
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| make a payment, contact your lender
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| | type of bankruptcy you file, you may be
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| directly and discuss and weigh all
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| | able to work out a payment plan to keep
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| options with them. It might be possible
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| | your home. However, understand that once
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| to refinance or modify the terms of your
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| | you file for bankruptcy, it can be
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| payment schedule. Check to see if your
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| | reflected on your credit report for seven
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| lender offers and if you qualify for a
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| | to ten years.
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