The fallout from the crackdown on mortgage lenders' handling of paperwork is affecting buyers' ability to close.
Distressed properties make up about a third of home sales. About half of states are particularly affected by the problem. Two factors in various states are causing numerous delays are:
1. Officials in several states - including Texas, Maryland, and Connecticut - are seeking a suspension of all foreclosures until lenders prove what they are doing is legal.
2. Title insurers are refusing to sell title insurance when they can't be sure there is a clean title.
When will the problem be resolved? Right now, it appears to be anybody's guess, but until it is resolved, buyers, sellers, and real estate practitioners will be caught in the middle.
With all that's going on, now is a great time to visit Maui...
Let me know if you are interested and I might be able to "hook you up!" in a place for $85 a night.
Aloha,
Jeff
Jeff Graves, Realtor®(S)
(808.633.1292 (Cell)
JeffGraves@ClearWire.net
Coldwell Banker Island Properties
34 Wailea Gateway Place, A-207
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 96753
Source: The New York Times, Andrew Martin and David Streitfeld (10/07/2010)
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