Topic

Foreclosures

864 published works

PropertyProf Blog October 17, 2011
Rents Creeping Up
By propertyprof
The New York Times reports that rents are rising across the city:Despite record low interest rates, tightened lending standards have denied mortgages to many people who might have succeeded several…
The Faculty Lounge October 16, 2011
Singing to Prevent Housing Foreclosures: “Occupy the Auctions”
On Thursday, October 13, 2011, protesters interrupted foreclosure proceedings at the New York State Supreme Court (a state trial court) in Brooklyn, New York. The video above captures the action…
Southern California Bankruptcy Law Blog October 14, 2011
Foreclosure And Bankruptcy
By Nicholas Gebelt
If you're facing a foreclosure sale, filing for bankruptcy protection can at the very least postpone the sale, and in a chapter 13 it can make it possible to save…
Land Use Prof Blog October 13, 2011
Chan, Sharygin, Been, & Haughwout on What Happens to Distressed Mortgage Borrowers and Their Homes
By Land Use Prof
Sewin Chan (NYU Wagner School), Claudia Sharygin (NYU Furman Center), Vicki Been (NYU Law), and Andrew Haughwout (Federal Reserve Bank--NY) have posted Pathways after Default: What Happens to Distressed Mortgage…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor October 11, 2011
Can Foreclosure Be Erased Because Mortgagee Doesn’t Hold The Note?
By Gordon Orloff
On October 3, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) heard oral argument in yet another case involving a foreclosure – Eaton v. Federal National Mortgage Association. Eaton raises the important question of whether, to…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog October 10, 2011
States Tell Big Banks: “Enough!”
By Bryan Fears
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced that her office is preparing to file lawsuits against big banks that engaged in unlawful foreclosures. Massachusetts is the latest state to proceed…
Securities Law Prof Blog October 5, 2011
Capital University: Conference on Foreclosure Crisis
By Securites Lawprof
Capital University Law School, my neighbor to the north in Columbus, Ohio, has announced what looks to be a terrific conference: The Foreclosure Crisis: New Strategies for Addressing the National…
PropertyProf Blog October 4, 2011
Doviak and MacDonald on Who Enters the Foreclosure Process
By propertyprof
Eric Doviak (CUNY - Econ) and Sean MacDonald (CUNY - Technology) have posted Who Enters the Foreclosure Process? on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Since February 2010, detailed information on every home…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog October 3, 2011
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Primer
By Bryan Fears
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy case is primarily used to repay all or some of a person’s debts. It is also known as a debt adjustment case, or a “wage earner's…
Southern California Bankruptcy Law Blog September 28, 2011
The Home Mortgage Nightmare Gets Worse
By Nicholas Gebelt
Over the last few weeks Alejandro Lazo of the Los Angeles Times has written about new mortgage problems looming on the horizon. On September 14, 2011 he discussed the toxic combination of…