NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Short sales are the hottest thing going in the distressed-property market, and the trend is expected to get even hotter in coming weeks, when the government starts handing out cash to encourage lenders to close these deals.
“Banks have ramped up short sale approvals,” said Duane Legate of House Buyer Network, [...]
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The Banks Prefer Short Sales over Foreclosures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Short Sale Flipping Encouraged by FHA
Beginning Feb. 1, the Federal Housing Administration will provide mortgage insurance for some purchases in which the seller bought the property and held it for fewer than 90 days.
The agency is changing what is known as the “anti-flipping rule” to speed up sales of renovated homes in communities with too many bank-owned and foreclosed homes, [...]
