........Facing an onslaught of pending foreclosures, banks increasingly are turning to short sales. They lose about 15 percent less on short sales than they do on repossessions, which can take years to complete while taxes accumulate along with legal, maintenance and other costs, according to Moody's Investors Service. To encourage short sales, banks are streamlining the closing process, forgoing their right to pursue unpaid debt, and giving some homeowners cash incentives of as much as $35,000 for relocation expenses. Roadblocks involving second liens are standing in the way of even more short sales, which reached the highest number in three...