New Rules for Short Sales
Loan servicers will have 30 days to send a borrower a short-sale agreement that includes the list price or acceptable sales proceeds under recent changes made to the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program, aimed at distressed borrowers who don’t qualify for other government loan modification programs.
Once a sales contract has been initiated, loan servicers then have 30 days to approve or reject the transaction.
The stricter timelines are believed to help speed up the short sale process, which has faced numerous complaints for how long it takes lenders to review and approve short sales often causing buyers to walk away.
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