consumer: The difference between Bank Owned and Short Sale Listings
- 03/13/08 08:18 AM
Living in the Central Valley of California, and working primarily in Modesto, the majority of the homes that are for sale are either foreclosures or short sales. Every one in real estate understands what a short sale is, but many consumers are confusing bank owned homes with short sales. A bank owned home is one that the bank has taken back from the owner. It has generally gone through the entire foreclosure process or has been given back to the bank through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (where the owner gives back the title to stop a foreclosure). The bank usually will have a short (1 comments)