Short Sale Homes

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What is a Short Sale?

A short sale is a choice for homeowners who can no longer keep up with their mortgage payments. It is a favorable option to a foreclosure. A short sale occurs when a lender agrees to release the lien against the home for less than the mortgage balance including penalties and fees. Some lenders will not accept short sales or discounted payoffs when it makes more sense financially for them to foreclose.

The Short Sale transaction requires working with skillfull and knowledgable short sale experts who can successfully negotiate with sometimes lengthy and discouraging discussions with the lender. We have extensive experience negotiating short sales with various lending institutions.

Chicago downtown short sales and foreclosures are emerging as borrowers are in the need to sell and they cannot clear what they owe on their homes. The Chicago Association of Realtors 2011 economic forecast predicts market demand will continue to create Chicago short sale opportunities. We have seen an increased inventory of Chicago Short sale listings over the past few years.

What about a loan modification to avoid foreclosure or Short Sale?

Here's the problem and things you should know about loan modifications

1. Banks in the majority of cases will modify only the mortgage payments and interest rates. They will not reduce your mortgage balance.
2. Banks are willing to help homeowners by reducing their mortgage payments and mortgage interest rates for a short term.
3. Banks will forgive some of the money you owe from payments you didn't make in the past, but they will add it to the principle balance or work out a payment plan for you to pay the money back.
4. Qualifying for a loan modification is almost like applying for a new mortgage refinance or a home loan.
5. During your loan modification operation, the banks may tell you that the foreclosure process is on hold, but the truth is they can still foreclose on your property.

Loan modification is restructuring your existing mortgage. You can be in limbo for months while the banks are trying to decide to modify your loan and you are in risk of foreclosure during the process.

When you close your property in a short sale, you can walk away debt free, start over, and can qualify for a new loan in 18 months in the majority of cases.

The White House is getting involved in Short Sales

The white House has stepped in to help families who can't get loan modification, forcing the banks to consider a short sale prior to foreclosure.

The federal government 's new program called Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) designed to stop foreclosures. This program is aimed at speeding up the process, regulations, paperwork, and giving incentives to banks and homeowners.

The short sale process in the past was slowing down our road to recovery. In many cases banks were forcing homes into foreclosures that could have been saved. That was fueling the foreclosure market and contributing to a downward spiral in market values. This new legislation for short sales is giving us new hope.

Thanks for helping me with my short sale with Citibank. The operation went smoothly and quickly. I would recommend you and your team for future short sale transactions.

3/4/2010
1069 W. 14th Place #104 Chicago, IL

After being 6 months behind in my mortgage, I contacted you for help. Thank you and your great professional team for helping get out of all my debt with my home with Chase bank in a short sale. You sold it for me and am out of debt.

2/26/2010
2754 Vicksburg Aurora, IL

Thanks for selling my 2 flat in a short sale with Bank of America. I called you after having worked with another realtor unsuccessfully, and you did a great job and it didn't cost me anything.

Enrique
4103 W. Palmer Chicago, IL

Thank you so much for you help with my short sale. I was 3 months behind and was desperate for help. You saved me and my family from a stressful nightmare. Your team of attorneys were great and very helpful.

676 Edwards Drive Romeoville, IL

I was 11 months behind on my mortgage and trying to do a loan modification which was a waste of time. I was in a terrible situation and you got me out. Thanks and your wonderful team for all your help and advise.

3929 S. Campbell Chicago, IL

I wasn't behind on my mortgage but knew I was at least $100 under water and was losing my job. You helped me negotiate, and get out of the mortgage with Park National Bank when others told me I had to miss payments to negotiate. You told me we could sell it in a short sale without missing a payment and you were right. You sold it in 2 days because you had negotiated up front with the bank before we listed. Thank you and your team for a excellent work on my short sale.

6226 W. Warwick Chicago, IL

And many more short sales are currently approved right now waiting to close…. The actual addresses above are a small portion of the short sales that we closed recently.