Can a lender agreeing to short sale keep you out of foreclosure?
My coworker is in short sale with his lender. I am familiar with the Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007, but I don’t know if he is in short sale trying to sell the property, if the bank can foreclosure in the process. He is about 2 months behind on the notes. He has about 20 more days before he’ll be 3 months. Does the fact that he is in short sale agreement with the lender keep him from foreclosing? I told him it is better if he can get the short sale to occur rather than foreclosing.
Yes, if the lender agreed to a short sale they gave him a time limit to find a buyer. They will not do anything during that time limit as long as he is making payments. If he is not paying them they continue to ding his credit, but not foreclose.
Comment by Landlord — July 16, 2009 @ 2:42 pm