Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

closing problems when homebuying

I am in the process of buying a home via a short sale(the mortgage company has accepted a price lower than what is owed). At the closing date liens were found on the property and we could not close. My realtor told me that the seller was working with a credit counseling agency to remove the liens and we would close soon. That was several months ago. As it stands, I have invested many hours and over $1,000 improving the home so it would pass inspection, the seller refused due to financial problems. Now I have just learned, NOT by my realtor who has been grossly misinforming me, that the seller's ex-wife has sued for half of the proceeds. Being that it is a short sale there are to be no proceeds. The closing may be held up for months, even years. I stand to lose a lot is I back out of the deal, but the stress is affecting my personal life and I can't handle waiting that long. Are there any legal avenues that I can take in order to either speed up the process greatly, or claim compensation for time and mony spent, including the utilities that were placed in my name and turned on over a month ago so that we could do the work in the house?

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