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There is a Lender Making Loans to Buyers a Few Months After Selling on a Short Sale

I received an email yesterday from one of my short sale sellers who had closed an Elk Grove short sale on October 30th and bought a new home on December 30th, 2009. This was before FHA issued its new guidelines. The new FHA guidelines this year say FHA will approve a loan for a seller who sold on a short sale, providing the seller was not delinquent on the mortgage. I've been looking for a lender who will do this because none of my sources is funding such loans.
The client was excited to share the news, and added that he bought the home without an agent, using the help of a "sales associate." While I am not thrilled that the client was hoodwinked into believing he did not need to hire his own buyer's broker and therefore did not call me, I am super jazzed that he bought the home. His email made me realize that I need to be more diligent in letting my clients know that I can represent them if they want to buy a new home from a builder.
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