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home, and you’re sure that the asking price is fair, and you’re<br />
still not getting any interest in the home, you might want to<br />
consider taking your home off the market for at least a few<br />
weeks. When you relist it, it will appear as a new listing and<br />
when that happens, it often garners new interest.<br />
10.) What if I want to sell my home but the value is less than<br />
the mortgage balance?<br />
Sometimes homeowners get into the unfortunate position<br />
of having a mortgage balance which is greater than the total<br />
value of their home. When this happens, and they want to sell<br />
their home, they can do a short sale. Short sales are usually<br />
very complicated because they include speaking to mortgage<br />
insurers if the home had mortgage insurance placed upon it<br />
during the time of purchase, and because it’s often dependent<br />
on the bank’s agreement to split the difference between the<br />
value of the home and the remaining mortgage payments that<br />
are due. Once all of these issues are resolved the sale of the<br />
home can be completed but short sales are often the benefit<br />
of the buyer and not the seller.<br />
The most common reasons sellers find themselves in the<br />
position of negotiating a short sale is because they can’t afford<br />
the home and need to downsize, or relocation has forced them<br />
to sell their home at a time when the market conditions may<br />
not be favorable for them to do so.<br />
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SELLING A HOME FAQ’S AND SAQ’S | JENNIFER CHRISTENOT