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How To Take One Month Off of the Time it Takes a Northern Virginia Short Sale to Get to Closing
Chris Ann has some great tips on how to shorten the short sale process. It really pays both buyer and seller to work with realtors experienced with the short sale process. Not all do.  Chris Ann Cleland is the short sale specialist to go to in Northern Virginia, hands down.
How to Take One Month Off of the Time it Takes a Northern Virginia Short Sale to Get to Closing
Being a Northern Virginia Short Sale Agent, I am genuinely interested in time frames, like: 
How long does it take a Northern Virginia Short Sale to get approved? 
How long does it take a Northern Virginia Short Sale to get from contract to closing?
I ran those very stats in the links above, on my own Short Sale Listings that go back to the fall of 2007, in May 2011.  Two months later, and four more Short Sales having closed and two more approved, the numbers are only increased by one day in each category.  They now stand at an average of 59 days to get a Northern Virginia Short Sale, listed by me, from the date of contract to approval.  And it's an average of 86 days to get one of my ... more

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