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Foreclosures >4. Foreclosure Alternatives

There are several alternatives for a homeowner to consider when foreclosure is looming. Before proceeding, a homeowner must first choose whether or not he or she wants to keep his or her home.

If a homeowner wants to keep their home:

Repayment plan: The homeowner establishes a payment schedule with the lender to pay the delinquent amount.

Special forbearance plan: The homeowner requests a temporary reduction or payment suspension that will be increased after a set specific period of to repay the delinquent amount.

Modifying the mortgage: The homeowner can refinance the debt and/or extend the term of the loan.

HUD partial claim: If the homeowner has a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration the lender can get a one time payment from the FHA-Insurance Fund to get the mortgage payments up to date.

Refinance: The homeowner can negotiate a new loan with a different interest rate in order to make smaller payments.

All options listed are subject to approval of the lender.

If a homeowner does not want to keep their home:

Sell the house: Depending on the situation, the homeowner may be able to sell the house for more than is owed to the lender.

Assumption: The homeowner turns over possession of the house to another person who then assumes the responsibility of the payments.

Short sale: The lender and the homeowner come to an agreement to sell the home at a loss in order to get the homeowner out.

Pre-foreclosure sale: The homeowner can sell the home and use the proceeds to settle the mortgage debt, even if the proceeds are less than the amount owed.

Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure: The homeowner surrenders the property to the lender without further damage to his or her credit.

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Sara Littlefield
William Raveis Real Estate
22 Old Kings Highway South
Darien, CT 06820
Office: 203-655-1423
Cell: 203-253-3350
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Email: sara.littlefield@raveis.com
Sara Littlefield, a respected professional in the real estate market, is always on the cutting edge of the industry. Clients want fast, high sales, and Sara delivers just that. Prior to joining William Raveis Real Estate in April 2010, her Prudential sales ranked in the top 2% of the company nationwide which includes 75,000 plus real estate agents. She has also received the Prudential Legend award for five consecutive years as a top-selling real estate leader in this changing global marketplace--and top sales and/or listing agent in Prudential CT's Darien office from 2002 through 2009. Sara has been honored with many customer service achievement awards during her career, earned through customer satisfaction ratings. Her clients especially appreciate her calm, good counsel, and focused and responsive approach to their real estate needs. Sara brings to her clients nearly two decades of marketing, advertising, PR and consulting expertise earned at Apple, Xerox and Priceline among others; consulting expertise in Interactive TV industry with BellSouth and Scientific Atlantic; the game industry with Mattel and Hasbro; CEO/executive coaching in analyst/partner relations, media relations, internal communications and customer relations; plus a master's degree in communications, specializing in interpersonal communications, PR and international negotiations and mediation. She received a B.A. in English with Minor in Business from Santa Clara University and University of London, School of Economics and a M.A. in Business Communications and Public Relations from Emerson College. In graduate school, Sara specialized in Negotiations and taught international students International Negotiation & Mediation courses. All of which help her deliver the best results for her clients.

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