Bank of America After receiving billions of dollars in federal bailouts to help consumers, Bank of America apparently feels no obligation to make the most basic affirmations about their business ethics Internet

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WELCOME TO THE PUBLICLY HELD BANKS IN AMERICA- WE CONTROL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND WE TRICKED PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING THAT THE HAMP PROGRAM WAS GOING TO HELP THEM AND THAT THE TARP PROGRAM WAS GOING TO HELP THE FORECLOSURE PROBLEM IN AMERICA, BUT BOTH PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE CORRUPT WALL STREET BANKERS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROFITS

Yes, I understand "short sale" but since the owner paid nothing for 2 years, it still belongs to the bank. (Ask people who are living in cars and weren't allowed to stay in their home). Yes, I understand privacy.  As the buyer I certainly have the right to know when my offer was accepted.  I bought the house months ago so realtor a thing of the past but her actions another whole story, in an effort to dump this listing.  However, when a bank makes it impossible to contact anyone for the simplest question or a yes/no, after months of attempting to reach them (calling branches, calling BOA mortgage agents, calling from the phonebook, etc), I'm sorry, there is a problem.  And refusing to make a statement that they wouldn't arbitrarily cancel an accepted contract for no known reason...ridiculous.  So you go to a new car dealer, are approved, and awaiting final paperwork.  Then the dealer says, "I'm sorry, our horoscope says we should not honor any contracts negotiated on that day."  Or Boston Store cancels the living room set because they think my room colors will clash.  Oh, come on....  They wouldn't be getting billion dollar bailouts or remain in business. 

It looks like it is your Realtor.   They work for you and if they won't give you the date that BofA accepted your offer then it is time to find another Realtor.

It doesn't appear as if you know how Short Sales work, and again this may be the fault of your Real Estate agent.   First of all if it is "technically" owned by the bank it is not a "Short Sale", it is probably an REO/Foreclosure.

To be very straight with you the legalese you are talking about gives them the right to "back out" of the deal, and is in every single agreement they use.  You will also find this same statement with any other lender, so it is not BofA specific.  But if your offer was accepted and you are meeting the contingencies on-time then for them to actually "back out" would be the exception and not the rule.  And the further you go down in the process the less chance that they will.

As for the privacy issue, again this is something that is standard.  If they don't show you involved with this property they are not going to release any information to you.