On April 14, 2012, Bank of America will implement new procedures for
completing short sale transactions through the Equator platform.
If the answer coming back on this one is the Realtor is going to be representing the seller you MUST find out if they have ever successfully
completed a short sale transaction before.
Therefore,
a completed short sale transaction includes all lienholders accepting less than what is owed to them.
You were able to put my mind at ease about the entire process, and made me feel confident that we could
complete the short sale transaction.
Not exact matches
Closing A
Short Sale Short sales can easily take two to three times longer to
complete than a traditional real estate
transaction.
Renee — You are wise not to take on
short sale transactions without having a
complete understanding.
If you decide that a
short sale is right for your situation, it's important to understand that you will need to
complete the
transaction before the end of the year if you want to... Continue Reading — >
You want a buyer that is willing to wait the time it takes to
complete a
short sale and also go ahead with
completing their responsibilities just like any other real estate
transaction.
Shannon — I hate to see anyone in financial difficulties but actually like
short sale transactions:) They are easy to
complete if you know what you are doing.
Short sales can easily take two to three times longer to
complete than a traditional real estate
transaction.
Acquisition of discounted investment property through: (i) a foreclosure auction, (ii) a bank's
sale of bank owned property («REO property»), or (iii) a
short sale may present a great buying opportunity in today's real estate market, but these
transactions present unique challenges that should be thought through well in advance of the acquisition if the acquisition is intended to
complete a tax deferred exchange through your qualified intermediary («QI»).
With the continued development of its online
transaction portal to communicate with borrowers and authorized 3rd party advisors, Bank of America has taken steps to reduce the amount of time to
complete short sales by performing underwriting and valuation tasks while agents collect required documentation.
«More must be done to streamline
short sale transactions, since many potential home buyers are simply choosing to walk away from
transactions due to the length of time it takes for lenders to approve and
complete these
sales.»
Expanding the focus of the company to include wholesaling, rehabbing, new construction, rental properties, and
short sale mitigation, AARE has since
completed over $ 70 million in closed real estate
transactions, including more than 170 rehabs and rebuilds with multiple active projects currently in process, and manages over 50 rental units in New England, Pennsylvania and Florida.
However, Price says that even a
short sale doesn't put borrowers in the clear since it can take a long time to
complete such
transactions and increase the chance of a foreclosure.
Shannon — I hate to see anyone in financial difficulties but actually like
short sale transactions:) They are easy to
complete if you know what you are doing.
This will likely be the case again in May as many of April's new «pendings» are lingering or new
short sale transactions that may take six weeks or more to
complete.
Plus, more than 15 percent of the real estate professionals surveyed said the lender foreclosed on the home before the
short -
sale transaction even could be
completed.
Two lending giants are reportedly offering some home owners who are behind on their mortgage payments a cash reward to
complete a
short -
sale transaction.