Dear Geo,
Well, depending on the source of your information about their "sold" status it might be that they did not actuall "sell" in the traditional sense but were sold at auction to the lender who initiate the foreclosure proceedings. In that case, the MLS status should say "withdrawn" not "sold". But, let's assume the properties did actually "sell" in the traditional sense. One possibility is that they were purchased for an excellent price and the purchaser turned around and immediately re-listed them to try to make a quick profit. Another is that they were purchased with the intention of improving and flipping, but the funding didn't materialize for the improvements. Since these two possibilities don't happen very often, my hunch is that there is a flaw in the interpretation of the status data you're seeing and that their real status was not "sold". If you want to know for sure, let me or another agent know the addresses and we can research it in the MLS for you.
Happy sleuthing!
Anne - Mon Oct 12 2009, 20:35