Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Loan cannot close due to no comps!

Our mortgage broker got us approved for a 140,000 construction loan, which has to be paid by an end loan. The end loan bank has turned us down because the appraiser cannot get three comparison properties. What can we do now? We have put up our land and the house we were living in to get this new house put up. They said they got comps for the construction loan and let us build. Now there are no comps and we stand to lose everything. It has been six months and we have been paying high interest payments for the construction loan. Wouldnt the Broker have known the conditions of the end lender before they put us at such a risk? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


Asked on 5/27/09, 2:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Miriam Jacobson Retired from practice of law

Re: Loan cannot close due to no comps!

Where is your lawyer and what does s/he say?

Having a construction loan and an end loan is a complicated transaction, and should not be entered into without legal advice.

When you signed the loan documents, and I hope that you had an end loan commitment from the very beginning, those documents spelled out all of the terms and conditions.

Real estate Brokers and Mortgage brokers cannot give legal advice.

If you didn't use a lawyer before, you should certainly consult one now.

This response is not legal advice, since I do not have all of the information that would be required, and I do not have a representation agreement with you.

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Answered on 5/27/09, 3:38 pm


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