Recent changes in the Making Home Affordable program address problems with short sales and offer a streamlined approach that will help distressed homeowners who cannot qualify for a loan modification avoid foreclosure. Check out the details at www.treas.gov Here are my thoughts on how these changes could affect short sale transactions. Please note: I personally share the opinion of many Realtors that short sales suck (if you don’t believe me, check out this link: www.google.com and hope that these improvements will provide a workable solution for future transactions.