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Everything You Need to Know About Closing Cost Credits

Lamacchia Realty

Around 2009 all mortgage companies and regulators put a stop to it. Buyers instead can use this money toward all allowable closing costs such as pre-paid interest, escrows, taxes etc. The buyers will usually cover the loan origination fee, the mortgage escrow account, title insurance, and home appraisal fee.

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What Is a Foreclosure and How Does it Work?

Quicken Loans

Foreclosure purchases thrived in 2009-2010 when a recession-battered housing market hit its peak foreclosure rate. Foreclosure can also happen when the homeowner fails to pay their property taxes or homeowners association fees. Foreclosure : the legal process in which a lender or mortgage investor takes back unpaid property.