Short Sales vs. Foreclosure - What Are the Effects On Your Credit?
Without a doubt sellers will incur more damage on their credit report by going through a foreclosure. Typically your credit score will take a plunge between 200 to 300 points.
Short sales have a far less damaging affect on a seller's credit report. Credit scores typically lose between 80 to 100 points. What happens to your credit down the road? It takes around three years after a foreclosure before a lender will offer a sensible interest rate, whereas a person who went through a short sale typically waits around 18 months to buy another home at a good interest rate.
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