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Failure in the banking industry to negotiate short sale appear to be forcing more into foreclosures

Chicago Real Estate Experts See Short Sales Fueling

 Foreclosure Crisis

Failure in the banking industry to negotiate short sales appear to be forcing more homes into foreclosure.

In most cases, homeowners who are now “upside down” in their mortgage, that is where they owe more than their home is worth, are often left with only one option in today’s market: going down the long and winding path of a “Short Sale.” One in five of this country’s homeowners are currently facing this situation due to falling home prices. Worse yet, this dilemma is often compounded by their being unable to keep up with their established mortgage payments due to the state of the economy.

Chicago Short Sale

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 BANKS FUELING FORECLOSURE CRISIS WITH SHORT SALES

The benefit of a short sale for the homeowner is that a delinquency of this type is typically erased from their credit history after 2 years, which can limit the damage to their credit rating. A foreclosure on their record can have an adverse affect on their credit history for up to 7 years. The benefit to the lender is the saving of perhaps thousands of dollars if the property ends up in foreclosure. It also avoids the risk of vacated homes being vandalized, often causing the lender to lose even more money either through the actual damage itself or the cost of the repairs to fix it. And the benefit to the buyer of a short sale is the potential for great savings over the original price of the property.The problem with buying a short sale (Venta de Casas), however, is the lengthy process normally required to negotiate with the banks or mortgage companies, which could be anywhere from 2 months up to a year, depending on the lender. Due to the complex and time consuming process of such negotiations with the lender, many buyers lose interest and move on to other, less complicated properties. Additionally, if there is a second lien holder, they can kill the deal by not wanting to accept a minimal payoff, and can also file a deficiency Judgment for the unpaid balance.

“The other problem ” according to Monica Walsh of M. Walsh & Associates, a Chicago Real Estate Appraiser who specializes in short sale and foreclosure appraisals, “is that by the time the lender formally accepts an offer for a given property, several months might have passed, new properties could have come on to the market, and due to the currently depreciating marketplace in some areas, there are times that the property is no longer worth the original offer. In many instances the buyer has been watching the market during this period, knows that the declining property is worth less, perhaps also sees better opportunities elsewhere, and might now want to offer less or just walk away entirely and move on to a better deal.”

Santiago Sanchez, International Real Estate Agent and Chicago Realtor, says, “Many of my short sales listings have had multiple offers presented to the lenders by our specialized legal team, which were never accepted, and then ended up in foreclosure; selling for a fraction of the received offers, which doesn’t make any sense for any of the parties involved. In my opinion, it would be in the best interest for everyone if the banks would negotiate. It is really unfortunate that they generally don’t do this for it gives the homeowner little choice but foreclosure, and it certainly appears to be driving the markets down even further. Many realtors are avoiding short sales for their buyers because they don’t want to tie their clients to frustrating deals that might last for months and ultimately end up going nowhere and even risk losing their client.”

One encouraging sign is that the Obama Administration has announced financial incentives for both the lenders and homeowners which include $1,000 to lenders who successfully close short sales, $1,500 to buyers for relocation expenses, and an additional $1,000 to second lien holders. Hopefully these incentives will have a positive affect on this complex process and will help slow down the volume of unnecessary foreclosures within this portion of the market. But even if that happens, Monica Walsh, Chicago Real Estate Appraiser, reminds us that “As long as the banks keep blocking the process of negotiations, rejecting reasonable fair market offers, and failing to collaborate, the foreclosure crisis and housing inventory will continue to grow, thereby prolonging the markets from hitting bottom and us seeing a real recovery any time soon.”
Chicago real estate Foreclosure and Short sale Expert

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