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Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Certification
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Information & Resources

From Fannie Mae

• Short Sale Assistance Desk Reference Aid

From Florida REALTORS^®

• Written comment from Florida REALTORS to Florida Bar's Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (02.11.11)
• Emerging Fraud Trends: Short Payoff Fraud
• Bank can go after other assets in Florida if you default on mortgage
• Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA)
• Top 10 Questions REALTORS^® have about Short Sales (Webinar)
• FAQs about short sales and FAR’s Short Sale Addendum (PDF)
• Short sales and the "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act"
• Read Attorney General Bill McCollum's letter
• Florida REALTORS^® Legal Hotline Q&A

From NAR

• Short Sales: The Basics
• Issue Summary: Short Sales
• Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA)
• Short Sales: Tips, Tools, and Resources
• NAR's Field Guide to Short Sales
• NAR's Field Guide to Foreclosures

Articles from REALTOR® Magazine

• Is a Potential Short Sale a 'Pertinent Fact'?
• Short Sales: Disclosing Distress
• Short Sales Ethics: 6 Temptations to Avoid
• Help Speed Short Sales
• How to Succeed at Short Sales
• Short Sale Saga
• Notes From Readers: Short Sale Regulations Needed
• Avoid REO Surprises
• Foreclosure vs. REOs: Do You Know the Difference?