Among non-agency mortgages, jumbo loans benefit the most from short sales, according to new research by Barclays Capital. The use of short sales is also increasing across non-agency mortgages as investors and borrowers tend to benefit from the liquidation technique.Barclays said the loan amount plays a major factor in a servicer’s liquidation decision. “A servicer is more likely to be focused on utilizing a short sale to reduce the severity on a $500,000 loan by 5 percent, for a $25,000 benefit, than to ...