Effect: Ability to purchase another home

Short Sale: From 2008 of May, upon the success of your home’s short sale, your eligibility for getting a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae will increase after just two years.

Foreclosure: From 2008 of May, if your property undergoes a foreclosure, you will not be entitled to a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae for four years.

Effect: Ability to purchase a second home or investment properties

Short Sale: You will have to wait two years before being eligible for a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae.

Foreclosure: This will be the same as the foreclosure for the above. However, you will not be considered for an investment mortgage by Fanny May for the next seven years.

Effect: Obtain conventional Financing

Short Sale: While this is a new territory and there is no definite answer for this by most of the major lenders, most people have a feeling that the effect will not be as bad as that in a foreclosure.

Foreclosure: In case you even get approved for a conventional loan, chances are that you will have to pay an interest rate that is much higher.

Effect: On the credit score

Short Sale: In this, the credit report will only be showing late mortgage payments and your credit score has a chance of going down by only 50 points.

Foreclosure: In this case, your credit score can go down by as much as 225 to 350 points. This will remain for the next 10 years.

Effect: On credit history

Short Sale: This will not have any substantial effect and nor will it appear on your history.

Foreclosure: This will be on your report for the next 10 years along with being on public records.

Effect: My need for my job’s security clearance

Short Sale: With this, there should be no effect on a new security clearance application.

Foreclosure: A foreclosure intensely affects a security clearance.

Effect: My current employment

Short Sale: This will not be reported on the credit report and thus should not have any effect on the employment.

Foreclosure: A foreclosure can have a major impact on your position within a company.

Effect: On future employment

Short Sale: Most of the employers will be checking the credit report before they hire you. However, a short sale will not be reported and hence you will not have any issues.

Foreclosure: A credit check might be required by most of the employers for the initial screening process. A foreclosure can thus be detrimental.

Effect: On deficiency judgment

Short Sale: Most of the short sale negotiators aim that the debt be fully paid.

Foreclosure: Most of the banks in the country will seek a complete deficiency judgment against any foreclosed borrower.

Effect: On any deficiency judgment amount

Short Sale: It is most likely that the deficiency judgment will be lower than the foreclosure, even if short sale is at lower wholesale price.

Foreclosure: You might end up owing more if a foreclosed home does not end up selling at auction.

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