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Banks Standing Firm at a Higher than FMV Price

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Sweeney Jun 16, 2010. 6 Replies

I have recently had two short sales where the bank honed in on a price about 5-10% above fair market value.  I have not been able to get them to budge even with multiple offers coming in around the…Continue

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The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kendra Chui Apr 24, 2011. 16 Replies

I have recently been stonewalled by the bank on a few short sales where they are asking more money than I can possibly get for a property.  I am just wondering if there are any good suggestions in…Continue

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Kevin Vitali replied to Lauren Case's discussion FHA approval for Wells - debt/income ratio an issue
"Strange, I have done numerous relo/job moves with the hardship being the relo with Wells.  I have never had a problem.  Are you sure you submitted it properly? "
Feb 8
Kevin Vitali replied to Jose Hernandez's discussion Can the seller pay additional commission?
"In general, I would say no.  The bank wants any money they can recoup on their loss. The bank demand letter/ short sale approval will always have the maximum they will pay out in a real estate commission.  There is no other way to do it…"
Feb 8
Kevin Vitali commented on DeYanna Carroll's blog post Hoa foreclosed with out paying lienholders
"I am not seeing these large chunks of money going to the seller here in Massachusetts.  How does one go about finding out if they qualify for money back?"
Nov 3, 2011
Kendra Chui replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"Hi Joe,   Do you still have the secret application form to fill out for FHA/Fannie/Freddie to challenge value?  kendrachui@gmail.com   Thanks for sharing tons of good information with us. "
Apr 24, 2011
Joseph C. Alfe replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"the rub is in the "comparables."  Some lenders and Fraddie Mac do not allow distressed comps.  This makes no sense, since a short sale is "distressed" wouldn't it make sense to compare with other like comps? …"
Apr 23, 2011
Dan thompson replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"As an Appraiser for 30 years and now an Agent for 10, it all comes back to proving your price with comparable SALES.  Listings, Contingents and Pendings help, but it is the closed sales they are going to hang their hat on. If you have the sales…"
Apr 22, 2011
George Kenner replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"Who is the Bank.. if it is Bank of America go look at this www.HAFA.us/navigate.htm and watch the clip on Values.. sometimes they really do not want to sell.. there could be multiple reason they don't want to do it.  Including they…"
Apr 22, 2011
Jennifer Beltrame replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"If you are totally at your wits end try to get your seller to pay for an FHA appraisal and send that into the bank.   They cannot argue with that!  Good luck, Sheyenne!"
Apr 21, 2011
Smitty replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"Kevin, we do a combination of what Toby and Joseph do.  The listing price should be dropped every two weeks until an offer comes in...shows great history and also a CMA and comps to the BPO agent.  Our fool proof method is having the…"
Apr 21, 2011
Brian Pitcher replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"Hey Sheyenne,   Have the seller order an FHA appraisal on the property. (as long as you know it will be alot lower then where the current value is) Because that FHA appraisal stays with the property for 4 months and the negotiators should know…"
Apr 21, 2011
Sheyenne Schultz replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion The Banks Value is to High.... Looking for suggestions.
"Joe Do you have info on this secret form? shy@shysells.com  I have a ss with hsbc/beneficial. I met bpo agent there with comps, repairs, etc...and walked thru with this 18 yr old that got lost twice, not from this area. Price came back at…"
Apr 21, 2011
Kevin Vitali replied to Tricia Smith's discussion Will lender extend closing on written approval letter? Unreasonable time to close
"Anything is possible.  Hopefully you can get them to postpone the sale and get an extension to close in a reasonable amount of time.  Seems like the banks forget that it is very hard for a buyer to obtain financing when there is not…"
Mar 17, 2011
Tim Sweeney replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion Banks Standing Firm at a Higher than FMV Price
"I took a listing in Georgetown two months ago, a house that had been on the market with another Realtor for a few months at $249,000.00 I reduced it to $239,000, then $229,000, $219,0000 $209,000. We got an offer for $170,000.00 which I thought was…"
Jun 16, 2010
Southland Real Estate replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion Banks Standing Firm at a Higher than FMV Price
"I agree with Mike's comment, stop foreclosure, wait for new valuation. At a minimum try a new negotiator, close and reopen. With a couple of deals, I have been able to challenge their valuation. I just kept pushing 'YOUR VALUE IS…"
Jun 14, 2010
Joseph C. Alfe replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion Banks Standing Firm at a Higher than FMV Price
"Sometimes, the investor just can't stomach the loss and there is nothing you can do about it but move on."
Jun 13, 2010
Mike Linkenauger replied to Kevin Vitali's discussion Banks Standing Firm at a Higher than FMV Price
"Wells Fargo is usually pretty good, but can also be very stubborn when it comes to things that shouldn't matter. We've had that happen a couple times as well. In our area, we usually just wind up waiting till the banks valuation is old,…"
Jun 10, 2010

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Amesbury MA Condominium- Whitehall Lakes- 5 adams Court Another short sale closed this week by my short sale team. Property…

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Haverhill MA Short Sale Closed- Owner can move ON!!

Posted on May 28, 2010 at 1:59pm 0 Comments

It is important if you are in a short sale situation to hire the right real estate agent to handle your transaction. Short Sales are complicated and each one is different. You need an agent that is experienced in handling the transaction. A good short sale agent will obviously have recent short sales they have closed on. More importantly a short sale agent cannot guarantee an outcome, they can just work hard on your behalf for the best possible outcome for your situation and manage the…

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Succesfull Short Sale Dracut MA

Posted on May 12, 2010 at 9:30am 1 Comment







Closed Short Sale Short Sales can be a complicated real estate transaction. My Short Sale team and I just successfully closed another short sale in Dracut

Massachusetts.



This particular home required short sale approval from three parties.... the 1st Lien Holder, the 2nd Lien Holder and a

mortgage insurance company. All three parties allowed the seller of

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