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Monday, February 7, 2011

Why Foreclosed Homes Are Cheaper Than Public Auctions


Why Foreclosed Homes Are Cheaper Than Public Auctions


by Jeffrey Reeves


You might have heard about the real estate or bank foreclosures. These are a special type of property and no one can sell foreclosure homes in auction. These can only be sold by the bank having ownership rights at a much lower price than the real value.

The main reason behind the lower prices of foreclosure homes is that the bank only wants to recover the loans that are defaulted. The buyer is assured that he will get this type of property at lower cost from the bank. This can be a real source for improving the profits by buying and selling such properties.

The buyers continuously search for the bank owned foreclosure properties in the market. Those properties are hot among the buyers that have not been sold for a longer period of time. The buyers try to negotiate with the banks and the banks agree to sale such properties at a much cheaper rate.

Location of the property matters a lot to the buyer. The buyer can easily afford a higher maintenance cost if the property is located in some rich and highly urbanized area.

The fast rise in prices of the real estate property due to the economic development is the controlling factor and the buyer is aware of this fact. The buyers buy these properties to resell again for profit.

The homes in better vicinity are considered to be the best as compare to the houses in the vicinity of a higher number of bank owned homes.

The grants and assistance presented by the government can be easily qualified. The HUD has launched a website to inform about various assistance and grants. You can know how to qualify for grants by visiting this website.

In order to sale the foreclosures, the banks offer some additional services like pest certification and the title insurance. These services are offered to sale these properties in time to maintain their financial matters running under some good profit.