Topic
Foreclosures
860 published works
Land Use Prof Blog
Adverse Possession and the Foreclosure Crisis?
This New York Times article, At Legal Fringe, Empty Houses go to the Needy, tells the story of a guy in Florida who seems to be attempting to use adverse…
The Rainmaker Blog
Law Firm Marketing: All the Alternative Billing News That’s Fit to Print
While it’s not unusual to find foreclosure news on the front page of the Sunday New York Times, it is a bit unusual to find a feature there on how…
Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Foreclosed from Foreclosure?
By Jodi Rich
Purchasing foreclosed real estate has never been easy or risk-free. In Ohio, all purchases are “AS-IS” and purchasers generally do not have an opportunity to inspect the property. A 10% cash…
PropertyProf Blog
Another View on Foreclosure Moratoria
By propertyprof
I enjoyed Tanya's insightful Huffington Post op-ed on foreclosure moratoria. Her concerns about the effect of a foreclosure moratorium on our confidence in private contracts is well-taken. But, for reasons explained below, I…
PropertyProf Blog
A Government-Mandated Foreclosure Moratorium is a Popular (and Bad) Idea
By propertyprof
I apologize for the shameless self-promotion, but I just had an op-ed published on Huffington Post. The Washington Post reported today that over half of Americans support a mandatory moratorium. …
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
The Association’s Response to the Halt on Foreclosures
Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and other lenders have recently called for a halt on foreclosures amidst allegations that they submitted improper and, in some cases, fraudulent paperwork to…
PropertyProf Blog
Recording Acts, MERS, and the Foreclosure Crisis
By propertyprof
I haven't posted lately for a very good reason -- I've been distracted by the recording acts, the residential foreclosure crisis, and the Mortgage Electronic Recording System (MERS). I've been…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
Would you like fries with that foreclosure?
By Donald Pinto
The New York Times yesterday ran an illuminating front-page article on the big banks' troubles handling the avalanche of defaults triggered by the bursting real estate bubble. The writers cite one source who likens the banks' efforts to re-tool their mortgage…
Land Use Prof Blog
Miller on Strategic Default
Meredith R. Miller (Touro) has posted Strategic Default: The Popularization of a Debate Among Contract Scholars, Cornell Real Estate Journal, Vol. 9, Forthcoming . The abstract:A June 2010 report estimates that…
New Jersey Law Blog
Florida Common Interest Community Successfully Sues Bank for Delaying Foreclosure
A Pompano Beach condominium in Florida successfully sued Wells Fargo, arguing that they purposely delayed foreclosure proceedings on a condominium unit for more than a year. As a result, the…