The NOD ("Notice of Default") was just filed in July. That gives the owner 90 days to catch up his back payments, sell (short sale?) or work out a loan modification. If he doesn't do any of that, the lender may file a NOT ("Notice of Trustee Sale") which will allow them to foreclose after 21 days.
There are many ways that the entire process may be delayed - papers can get lost, the owner may declare bankruptcy, a short sale buyer may come in at the last minute, etc. I have seen the foreclosure sales be postponed for 30 days at a time over and over, until the lender has to cancel it and start the whole process again! There is no way to tell how long it might take. - Sun Aug 30 2009, 16:06