Excuse Me -- What is a Short Sale?
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 12:23PM With the media focusing so intently on the real estate industry, I am running into people who have questions about some of the things they are reading in newspapers and watching on TV. A common question I am asked is "What is a short sale?" Basically a short sale occurs when the proceeds from selling a home are less than the mortgage balance of that home. In other words, when the home is sold there isn't enough cash to pay the bank off in full. In this circumstance, the homeowner can request that the bank take less than the balance of the loan.

