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What is a distressed homeowner?

A distressed homeowner is someone facing pressure to sell on a timeline they did not choose, driven by unpaid property tax, mortgage arrears, a divorce, a death or a health crisis rather than a preference to move. CMHC's guidelines weigh housing costs at roughly 39 percent of gross income before approving a loan.

The common thread is not the size of the house or the amount of equity in it, but the clock. A homeowner with six months of runway and a homeowner with six days of runway need very different plans even if their properties are worth the same amount.

That urgency is also exactly what a buyer or a lowball offer will try to exploit, since a seller who appears to be in a hurry tends to get tested on price during negotiation.

The right response to a compressed timeline is a fast, honest valuation, not a rushed guess. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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