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Does a short-sale of real estate equate to a foreclosure?

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Gilderod55
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Does a short-sale of real estate equate to a foreclosure?  Reply with quote  

We sold our house in 2011 during the real estate crisis (and gov't bailout). We successfully sold our residence via a short-sale; HUD-1 to document it. It was not a foreclosure. On our credit report lists it as a "Foreclosure, Collateral Sold". Is this standard procedure? If not, is it grounds for a dispute?
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We sold our house in 2011 during the real estate crisis (and gov't bailout). We successfully sold our residence via a short-sale; HUD-1 to document it. It was not a foreclosure. On our credit report lists it as a "Foreclosure, Collateral Sold". Is this standard procedure? If not, is it grounds for a dispute?


I've read horror stories about this type of problem. Some lenders will list a short sale as a foreclosure, some will list it as paid in full, some will list it as a short sale. From what I've seen is that you may want to write your lender a request letter to alter their submissions to the credit bureau's and if that doesn't work try writing to the 3 credit bureau's and if that doesn't work then get the Chamber of Commerce involved.
I'd be interested in knowing, how much did this effect your credit score?

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To answer the question of does it effect our credit, the answer is yes. It is displayed prominently if a lender (or realtor, landlord, etc.) reviews the credit report.

To make matters worse, when one has a security clearance, a foreclosure must always be explained...even if it is incorrect. Never a good thing.

Thank you for your advice. I will now begin the long arduous journey to get it corrected.

Will keep all posted, since this appears to be a gray area that needs to be addressed.
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