Valuations and Sales Discounts Eat Away at Foreclosure Proceeds

Low property valuations and steep sales discounts reduce the proceeds from liquidated loans by almost a third, according to Moody’s Investors Service. As home prices drop, equity erosion drives most of the losses incurred on defaulted mortgage loans, but the analysts at Moody’s say in today’s environment that’s not the whole story. They maintain that …

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Big Difference in Distressed vs. Non-Distressed Prices

Performance of commercial real estate in the United States is bifurcated, according to Moody’s Investors Service, with larger properties in major markets recovering value while distressed properties remain well off the peak. When looking at the commercial real estate sector as a whole, the New York-based ratings agency says property prices fell 1.2 percent in …

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