Choosing a mortgage lender with a reputation for closing escrow on time is important. It's equally as important as choosing the right Sacramento real estate agent. If your mortgage lender can't perform and close within your contract timeframe, you might not be buying a home in Sacramento. That's because mortgage lenders have routinely been asking for extensions, but extensions are not guaranteed. It's happening across the board over the past couple of months. And sellers are canceling escrow.
Sellers are itchy enough about whether it's a good time to sell. When you throw mortgage lenders who can't perform into the mix, it louses up many an escrow. My sellers have no control over where the buyer tries to get a loan.
Read more on my personal blog about Sacramento Mortgage Lenders Can't Perform.
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