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Following a hearing in this case, the trial court confirmed the nonjudicial foreclosure sale of real property owned by Royal Crown Properties, LLC, and guaranteed by Victor Sonsino and Ehud Goldstein, to Regions Bank. In doing so, the trial court found that Regions Bank had proved that the true market value of the property on the date of the foreclosure sale was equal to the $1,460,000 purchase price Regions Bank paid for the property at the foreclosure sale. Royal Crown Properties, Sonsino, and Goldstein appeal, contending a the trial court erred in accepting testimony based on speculation as to the fair market value of the property at the time of sale, and b the trial court and Region Bank’s appraiser both improperly considered a listing by Royal Crown Properties as an indication of the fair market value of the property. We find no error and affirm the trial court’s confirmation of the foreclosure sale. In a confirmation proceeding, the trial court is the trier of fact, and this Court will not disturb the trial court’s findings if there is any evidence to support them.1 Moreover, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the trial court’s judgment, and we do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses.2

So viewed, the evidence shows that on June 4, 2007, Royal Crown Properties, as grantor, and Regions Bank, as lender, executed a construction security deed in the amount of $2,150,000 for three lots in the Regency Pines subdivision. Sonsino and Goldstein executed separate guaranty agreements for the construction loan on this same date. On November 30, 2007, Royal Crown Properties executed a promissory note in the amount of $840,000 to Regions Bank. On May 4, 2009, Regions Bank sent a letter to Royal Crown Properties declaring it in default under the security deed, note, and guarantees and demanding immediate payment. Additionally, on June 3, 2009, Regions Bank sent a letter to Sonsino and Goldstein notifying them that the property would be foreclosed upon on July 7, 2009 and enclosing a copy of the notice of sale under power.

 
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