{"id":4456,"date":"2011-09-01T13:49:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T20:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:12:30","slug":"buy-short-sales-with-redfi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buy-short-sales-with-redfi\/","title":{"rendered":"Now You Can Buy Short Sales with Redfin"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the wee hours of the morning we released our latest Redfin upgrade; not only did we upgrade our site, but our service, too. Now, in addition to helping you tour short sales, Redfin agents can also help you purchase them! We also revamped our agent profiles and threw in a few other bonuses.<\/p>\n

Short Sales from Start to Finish<\/h2>\n

Today, we\u2019re excited to announce that Redfin agents will help you every step of the way of your short sale purchase, from your first tour, through the often-confounding maze of dealing with banks, and out the other side.<\/p>\n

The only catch is that since short sales take longer and more legwork than a regular transaction Redfin will refund 15% of our commission instead of our usual refund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why the change of heart? For one short sales are increasingly popular<\/a>, as banks may be less likely to foreclose. Secondly short sales are more likely to be approved<\/a> as banks streamline the process. Thirdly, you’ve been persistent in asking us about em. Rather than jumping right into the icy waters, we eased our way in, quietly getting more and more short sale experience and expertise until we knew we were ready.<\/p>\n

Now, we’re not saying that every, or even most, short sale transactions will be smooth sailing. Short sales can still be tricky and may test your patience, especially when multiple lien holders are involved.<\/p>\n

Want more info on short sales? Dive into our forums; there’s lots of folks talking about short sales<\/a>. Or, stop by one of our short sale classes. We’ve got some coming up in Phoenix<\/a>, Maryland<\/a> and Irvine<\/a>. (Want a short sale class in your area? Email us at events@redfin.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

New Agent Profiles<\/h2>\n

Our number-one recommendation to someone entering the real estate world is to find an agent with recent local experience in the area where they want to buy or sell a home. Today, we\u2019re making it really easy for you to visualize a Redfin agent’s local expertise by giving you a map that shows the location of every home she’s helped a customer buy or sell. Same goes for our partner agents.<\/p>\n

We didn’t just slap a map on our agents’ profile pages — we completely revamped every profile:<\/p>\n