Real estate foreclosure originally begins with a default in payment made by the borrower. It pertains to a legal procedure which allows a lender to take back the possession on the defaulted property. If payments have been neglected continuously up to half a year then the lender files what is so called Default Notice.

The lender notifies the borrower up to five days to start a reinstatement period. The state will lay down a repayment procedure and repayment sum for the borrower to stop the process of real estate foreclosure. This is called the pre-foreclosure period.

If the loan on default is not properly carried out, a state period for the foreclosure is put in place. A Notice of Sale will be issued to the borrower. This Notice will also be transmitted to the County Recorder's Office where the property is located. It will also be published in the print media. The property is sold during this point to the highest bidder. A deposit will have to be made upfront. The bidder will then obtain the trustee's deed. This enables the borrower to pay the loan on default and ascertain that the credit report does not have a default stated.

Sometimes the mortgage lender himself will take possession. This may be carried out through an agreement with the borrower in the pre-foreclosure period. Generally the lender will prefer to deal the property and recover the loan. The lender will render the essential housekeeping the property may require.

The foreclosing lender arranges the auction and an opening bid. This equals to the borrower's loan balance which is outstanding, accrued interest, attorney fees and any miscellaneous fees involved. If the highest bid is less than the opening bid, the attorney will buy the property on behalf of the lender. In case the opening bid is not duly completed, the property is labeled as real Estate Owned.

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