Topic
Foreclosures
864 published works
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
Mass. Federal District Court Issues Landmark Decision on Foreclosure Issues
By Donald Pinto
This week, Judge William G. Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an exhaustive 59-page decision addressing two key issues that recur in countless foreclosure cases: …
Land Use Prof Blog
Georgia Judge Slaps Down US Bank Over Potentially Wrongful Foreclosure
Thanks to Atlanta lawyer Robert Jackson for the heads' up on this amazing decision from a Carroll County judge regarding the potentially wrongful failure to modify a mortgage for homeowner…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
Breaking News: Mass. Attorney General Files Wide-Ranging Suit Accusing National Banks and MERS of Fraud, Deception in Foreclosure Process
By Donald Pinto
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today filed a wide-ranging lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston against Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, GMAC, Wells Fargo and MERS,…
PropertyProf Blog
When Houses Become Widgets, Ctd.
By propertyprof
Kermit Lind of Cleveland State had an informative comment on his city's approach to dealing with the problem of speculators buying up foreclosed properties and ignoring maintenance issues:The City of…
Land Use Prof Blog
Furman Center’s 3Q New York Housing Report
They NYU Furman Center has released its Third Quarter New York City Housing Report:We are pleased to share with you our latest New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q3 2011).…
PropertyProf Blog
Jacoby, McCue, & Belsky on Bankrupt Homeowners
By propertyprof
Melissa Jacoby (UNC), Daniel McCue, and Eric Belsky (Harvard - Government) have posted In or Out of Mortgage Trouble? A Study of Bankrupt Homeowners (American Bankruptcy Law Journal) on SSRN:We…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Renting Out Your Home During Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
Many homeowners unable to pay their monthly mortgage face several difficult decisions. The options for dealing with this issue generally boil down to the following: sell, modify the mortgage, walk…
PropertyProf Blog
Zacks on MERS
By propertyprof
Dustin Zacks has posted Standing in Our Own Sunshine: Reconsidering Standing, Transparency, and Accuracy in Foreclosures (Quinnipiac Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This Article provides a critical analysis of…
PropertyProf Blog
Delaware sues MERS
By propertyprof
On October 27th, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden filed a verified complaint asserting that MERSCORP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has repeatedly violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Delaware asserts…
PropertyProf Blog
Roger Bernhardt on Property Transactions:
By propertyprof
Roger Bernhardt (Golden Gate) has published a flurry of short pieces on Real Estate Transactions:Challenges to California Foreclosures Based on MERS TransfersThe Priority Fight Between the Second Mortgagee and the…