Short Sale or Foreclosure?? Which is a better option??
By Liz Landry
(The Landry Team-Keller Williams Realty)
With nearly 1 in 10 mortgages in the country going into default the terms short sale and foreclosure have become very mainstream and acceptable. However, what I commonly find is that homeowners do not fully understand either of these terms. So, lets clarify. What is a Short Sale? Simply put, a Short Sale is used to describe the sale of a home in which the homeowner owes the bank more than the home is worth. The bank agrees to allow the home to be sold for less than what is owed (AKA "Short Sale"). Don't be fooled by the term though. Just because it says "short" sale, the process can be very exhausting and take months. What is a Foreclosure? Foreclosure is the legal and professional proceeding in which a mortgagee, or other lien holder, usually a lender, obtains a court ordered terminati...
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