subject: Advantages of a Short Sale Realtor [print this page] The short sale effectively improves the credit score from damaging and clutches on the credit report for a shorter period of time and lowers the score only by 40 odd points in an average. Otherwise there are cases where the foreclosure hangs on to the credit report for more than 7 years on a trot, lowering the credit score up to 100 points in an average.
