Hafa Explained By Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist Team Closing Las Vegas Short Sales

Hafa Explained By Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist Team Closing Las Vegas Short Sales

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HAFA Explained

To give a quick summary (you can Google HAFA for much more details), HAFA is a streamlined process for home owners to try to get a loan modification on their property, if the home owner is denied on the loan modification then the bank will encourage a short sale and incentives it for the home owner.

Who's Eligible?

* Have to live in the home or have moved out in the last 90 days due to a job transfer

* Delinquent on the mortgage now or in foreseeable near future

* Loan balance of $730,000 or less

* Only applies to your first mortgage

* Borrowers mortgage payment must exceed 31% of monthly income

** Note there are few more requirements but this is the majority of them...

Incentives

* $3000 given to home owner at the closing for a successful short sale

* Servicer on the loan gets $1,500

* Junior lien holders get up to $6,000 to release the liens for short sale

** Paid for by the U.S. Treasury**

Time Line For HAFA Process

* Bank has 30 days to approve or deny the loan modification, if denied short sale encouraged

* Borrower submits "short sale" package to lender

* Bank to review value of home and amount of money owed and establish what price to list home

* Borrower/Real estate agent has 14 days to submit listing paperwork to the bank

* Real estate agent has 120 days to get an accepted offer on the home

* Real estate agent has 3 days to get the offer to the bank

* Bank/Servicer has 10 days to approve or deny the offer

* Bank to give a minimum of 45 days to buyer to close

Banks Participating

Bank Of America

Chase

Wells Fargo

GMAC

Citibank

Many others

Get your FREE Las Vegas Short Sale Kit packed full of vital information pertaining to the Short Sale Process, Nevada Foreclosure, Pros and Cons, Hardship Package Information and more.

The Ballen Group - Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists
North Las Vegas Short Sales, Henderson Short Sales
3100 S. Durango #106 Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 482-7739

http://www.ShortSaleinNevada.com












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