Topic
Foreclosures
860 published works
New Jersey Law Blog
The Futures and Financial Well Being of Condominiums and HOAs are Further at Risk From the Foreclosure “Moratorium” Issued by America’s Largest Banks and Mortgage Companies
GMAC Mortgage, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, three (3) of the country's largest and most troubled home lenders, recently announced that they were imposing a moratorium on their…
Land Use Prof Blog
Peterson on Demystifying MERS’ Land Title Theory
Christopher Lewis Peterson (Utah) has posted Two Faces: Demystifying the Mortgage Electronic Registration System's Land Title Theory, forthcoming in the Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law Journal. The abstract:Hundreds of thousands…
PropertyProf Blog
Document Flaws in Mortgage Foreclosure Process
By propertyprof
Today's NY Times has an interesting story about how various documentation issues are creating problems in the mortgage foreclosure process. A taste:The foreclosure machinery that has forced millions of Americans…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
JP Morgan to Freeze Foreclosures
On Wednesday, September 29th, J.P. Morgan Chase announced that it will halt foreclosures in 23 states due to loan documentation flaws. On Wednesday, J.P. Morgan spokesman, John Kelly, stated the…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
Foreclosures, Bidding and Deficiencies
A question that all creditors wish they faced: what happens if a foreclosed property sells for more than the foreclosure purchase price? Does the extra amount received need to be…
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Blog
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Attorney – Home repossessions at highest level in months – Weymouth Bankruptcy Attorney
By Quincylegal
U.S. home repossessions spiked in August to highest level since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis. The increase in home repossessions came even as the number of properties entering…
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Blog
What is the Lender’s Role in Foreclosure?
By Quincylegal
A lender in a foreclosure is the entity holding a borrower’s mortgage loan and will most times want to foreclose on a property to protect its own interest. If the borrower…
PropertyProf Blog
What, If Anything, Do We Do Now?
By propertyprof
Home values continue to drop. The market for existing stock is at a standstill, and tens of thousands of new foreclosures have yet to enter it anyway. More and more homeowners…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
NYTimes Highlights FL Foreclosure Only Courts
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The New York Times has an article entitled High-Speed Courts Offer Answer to Foreclosure. It is a good teaching tool for those of us looking to highlight current event examples…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day – Florida Foreclosure Defense Lawyers Blog
By Tom Mighell
Foreclosure is certainly a hot legal topic these days, and the Apple Law Firm in Jacksonville Florida wants to tell you more about it. At the firm's Florida Foreclosure Defense…