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Economy
1:01 am
Thu March 1, 2012

More Michigan mortgage lenders turning to 'short sales' to avoid home foreclosures

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A surge in so-called ‘short sales’ is helping reduce the number of Michigan home falling into foreclosure.

It’s a trend that may eventually help Michigan’s struggling real estate industry.

Pre-foreclosure sales, also known as ‘short sales’,  are where banks agree to sell a home for less than what’s owed on its mortgage. 

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