CNBC is reporting that some banks are being accused of, of all things, bank fraud in short sales. Those of us who sell short sales know that the hardest cases are often the ones with subordinate financing, or in layman’s terms, a second mortgage. If you owe $500,000 on a house with a $425,000 1st loan and a $75,000 [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Short Sale Fraud: By Banks!
Posted in Short Sales, tagged New York short sale Realtor, New York short sales, short sale fraud, Westchester short sale Realtor, Westchester short sales on January 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Government: We Want 10 Day Short Sales
Posted in Short Sales, tagged 10 day short sales, New York short sales, Westchester short sale Realtor on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a new US treasury guideline that will, according to a report, mandate that banks make their decision on a short sale in 10 days. The new rule also proposes a $1500 allowance to the seller for moving expenses. I have said before that it shouldn’t take a lender more time to decide on a short [...]
Will Banks Finally Speed Up Short Sales?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged New York short sale Realtor, New York short sales, Westchester short sale Realtor, Westchester short sales on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is some debate. I don’t think they will, for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that they probably fear that if they make them easier, more people will try for one. Since the other side of the deterrent is foreclosure, and since loan modifications aren’t exactly saving the economy, status [...]

