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Short Sales - How to Handle a Short Sale
The fundamentals behind a short sale, why a lender would accept a short sale and how it affects borrowers.

Buying a Short Sale Home
Buying Short Sales. Before you buy a short sale, read about your rights. Why the seller's lender needs to approve a short sale and how to understand what is involved in closing short sale transactions.

Qualifying for Short Sales
Thinking of a selling on a short sale? Not every home owner qualifies for a short sale. Here is how to figure out if you meet the requirements for qualifying for a short sale.

How Can I Find Short Sales?
How to find short sales online and in MLS. Secret words that identify short sale listings. How agents advertise short sales.

Short Sales Are No Bargain for Buyers
Why buyers may pay more for a short sale. 11 drawbacks to buying short sales. The hype surrounding short sales and why buyers should use caution.

How Short Sales and Foreclosures Affect Credit
The effect of foreclosures and short sales on credit reports and FICO scores. Which is better to see on a credit report - a foreclosure or a short sale? How soon after foreclosure or short sale can a seller buy a new home?

Foreclosure Sales Affect Home Values - Nearby Homes Feel Effect
Mortgage defaults affect home values. Nearby homes often feel effect of foreclosures, especially if many foreclosures have been filed. How to help an appraiser use the right comparable sales when selling a home in a neighborhood faced with recent foreclosures.

Subprime Mortgage Lenders - Why are Subprime Mortgage Lenders Crashing
The effect of subprime mortgage loans and subprime lenders on real estate. What are subprime loans? How does the crash of the subprime lending market affect borrowers?

Foreclosure and Short Sale Taxes - Home Sellers Might Owe the IRS
Home sellers' tax obligations on foreclosures and short sales. Distressed sale tax consequences. Sellers might owe taxes even when taking a loss and letting homes go into foreclosure or selling on a short sale.

Buying For Sale By Owner Short Sales
Buying short sale homes from a seller without an agent. For sale by owners in pre-foreclosure. How to negotiate with an unrepresented seller and the bank to buy a home in foreclosure.

Buying Distressed Homes: Foreclosures, Short Sales, REOs
Foreclosures, short sales and REOs: differences. Buying distressed properties under market value. Which is more profitable for a buyer -- short sales, foreclosures or real-estate-owned (REO's)? How CA law affects foreclosure sales.

Short Sales and Foreclosures
Tips for sellers facing foreclosure, including short sales. Basics for home buyers or investors buying short sales and homes in foreclosure.

What Happens in a Short Sale When You Have Two Loans?
Doing short sales when two loans are secured to the property. How to handle dual short sale mortgage loans. Negotiating with first- and second-position lenders for short sales.

Do Home Sellers Profit on Short Sales?
Who wins on a short sale? Do sellers benefit from selling homes on short sales? Who profits from short sales? Are short sales better than foreclosures for a seller?