How long does the foreclosure process take? Waiting to buy a property.?

Question

The house was foreclosed upon improperly and we want a cleared title before settlement. (The title was actually suppose to be cleared before we bid on it.) Any ways apparently the seller (bank) has to re-foreclose on the property to clear the title. So now we are waiting- our new closing date is Sept 24th but as of yesterday- I found out the title is still not cleared (they have had almost 2 months). How long does this process normally take? My Realtor says she wasn't sure and the Auction house told me I am being impatient and they have till the 24th to fix it. Seller is giving up NO information which is a lawyer so I can't understand her textbook talk half the time. I just want to know realistically is this something that can be done is a week and these people are fooling around or does this take MONTHS to fix.

Answer 1

every state is different.  What state?

Answer 2

Persistence

Banks are notoriously slow in dealing with foreclosed homes even though it's not in their own best interests

They have to go to court to get a deed--has that happened?

Don't you have an attorney to talk to the seller's attorney?  Get one, this is biggest purchase of your life, and they can push better than you.