Short Sales – The Easy Way out of your Mortgage, sometimes (Part 2)
Friday, February 29th, 2008
This almost forgotten practice is now experiencing resurgence at a rate of 18% of total house sales in the industry. There are pitfalls which the lenders can initiate that could cause a total failure of the deal for they are taken into the equation for the sale to take place. Real-estate agents also see the success rates of such moves as very low for there is less money for all in the whole picture. One agent quoted getting 65 listings for short sales but estimate only about 2 or three to follow through. Buyers are advised to be cautious for however tantalizing the deal may be, the high-risks associated with it does indeed make for one balancing act.