Topic
Foreclosures
864 published works
PropertyProf Blog
Engel on Subprime Mortgage Lending and the Local Government Problem
By Chris Odinet
Kathleen C. Engel (Suffolk) has posted Local Governments and Risky Home Loans (SMU Law Review) to SSRN. Here's the abstract:Municipalities from the Central Valley in California to Upstate New York…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Foreclosure Trustees as Non Debt Collectors
Roger Bernhardt & Christopher K. Odinet recently published an Article entitled, Foreclosure Trustees as Non Debt Collectors, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Law eJournal (2017). Provided below is an abstract of the…
The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog
Land Court Dismisses Foreclosure Challenge Under New Title Clearing Act
Kenney v. Brown: First Reported Decision Under Act Clearing Title to Foreclosed Properties In a ruling applauded by the conveyancing bar and title underwriters, Land Court Justice Robert Foster has…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
A Second, Even Bigger Foreclosure Reaches NYC Billionaires’ Row
Manhattan’s One57 boasts opulently luxurious condominiums, expansive views of the New York City skyline, and price tags that exclude all but the ultra-wealthy. Oddly, the property is now experiencing its…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Role in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
By Laura Anne Kuykendall, Steve D. Rosenthal
The Department of Justice announced that Bruce Kevin Hawkins, 52, of Desoto, Texas, recently pled guilty in a federal court in Texas regarding his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme…
Notice of Appeal
Cases of First Impression Part Three: Statute of Limitations for Foreclosure
In Baughman v. Wells Fargo Bank, 2017 Opinion 50 (May 26, 2017) (slip op.), the Supreme Court addressed a matter of first impression related to the statute of limitations in…
New Jersey Law Blog
Foreclosure an Effective Method to Recoup Unpaid Condo Assessments
Foreclosure rates for residential properties continue to drop. Black Knight Financial Services reported that in 2016, the national foreclosure rate dropped by 30 percent. The first quarter of 2017 reports…
Land Use Prof Blog
Perspectives on Abandoned Houses in a Time of Dystopia: Part 1: A Series by Kermit Lind
[This is the first in a series of essays by Kermit Lind, Clinical Professor of Law Emeritus, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.]Various observers see different things when they look at…
Restructuring Globalview
Spanish Court declares unlimited liability mortgage clause void
Spain's Civil Code provides that when the sale proceeds of a mortgaged property do not cover all the debt contracted with the bank, the debt continues to subsist and the bank may…
SALT Shaker
Sixth Circuit Holds that Federal Courts Had No Jurisdiction over Property Owners’ Constitutional Challenge to Foreclosure Sale
By Chris Lutz and Charlie Kearns On February 10, 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in Wayside Church v. Van Buren County, 847 F.3d 812…