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Buying Central Coast REOs (Foreclosures) & Market Trends

July 14, 2009
Vandenberg AFB Homes
Central Coast Real Estate, Foreclosure / Bank Owned (REO) Info

Appraisal Fears. It appears that banks are beginning to fear appraisals. In the last two months, twice I had banks come back and make my buyer agree that they would stick with the offered purchase price even if the home did not appraise. Frankly, I think this stinks. Buyers are forced to bid up on popular properties, and now they must risk that if the appraisal doesn't come in, they will have to walk away from the property or pay the difference out of pocket. For buyers without a large pool of cash, this in effect will keep them from buying the property.

Buyer Tip — Use a Local Lender when Buying Central Coast Property

In the past couple of weeks, I have had two clients shop for mortgages online after securing a contract on a home. Both came back with inaccurate information. My advice to both was to use a local lender. It is natural and good practice to want to shop around. Online shopping is very convenient because you can do it at your convenience. But, I highly advise my clients to shop their loan with local lenders for several reasons inspired by experience:

How to Buy HUD Home and Condo Foreclosures on the Central Coast

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties have seen a dramatic increase in foreclosure and pre-foreclosure listings. Bank owned and short sale listings currently dominate and/or drive many of the local markets here on the central coast, and along with that we are beginning to see more HUD homes for sale. HUD homes (or condos) are properties that have gone through foreclosure and been taken back by the federal agency “HUD” (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) which insured the original defaulted mortgage.