Topic
Foreclosures
860 published works
Land Use Prof Blog
The Bailout of Sprawl
Christopher Leinberger (U. Michigan & Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program) has a post at The New Republic's The Avenue blog called The Bailout of Sprawl:When the financial history of this era…
Land Use Prof Blog
Congressional Report on Foreclosure Mitigation
The Congressional Oversight Panel has released its October Oversight Report: An Assessment of Foreclosure Mitigation Programs After Six Months. The Panel, chaired by Elizabeth Warren, is charged with reviewing "the current…
Land Use Prof Blog
Peterson on Foreclosure, Subprimes, and MERS
Christopher L. Peterson (Utah) has posted Foreclosure, Subprime Mortgage Lending, and the Mortgage Electronic Registration System. The abstract:At the roots of the worst recession since the Great Depression were unaffordable…
Land Use Prof Blog
The Mess Just Keeps Getting Messier…
This Boston Herald article demonstrates how the housing mess continues to result in unintended consequences:A real estate judge is refusing to reverse a landmark ruling that opens the door to…
Land Use Prof Blog
Legal Happenings in the Mortgage World…
With the housing market still pretty moribund, both the federal and state governments are trying out new regulatory equivalents of an AED to get a pulse back for the industry. …
Land Use Prof Blog
Cities, vacant houses, and foreclosure
I'll have more posts in the future about what local governments might do to decrease the magnitude of boom-and-bust housing cycles that wreak havoc on cities and communities. To address the current…
Land Use Prof Blog
The Demand for Federal Housing Aid…
Land use and housing policy are in many ways inextricably woven together. For instance, a large portion of a municipality's land development involves residential units. In addition, the budgets of…
Land Use Prof Blog
A Big Hurdle to Future Land Development…
While a variety of government officials and media outlets are suggesting (if not outright proclaiming) the Great Recession to officially be over, there is still a big hurdle facing land…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Cabrera v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., September 18, 2009 (Diaz)(unpublished)
Order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining a foreclosure based on plaintiffs showing that “'there is a serious controversy'” as to default or the enforceability of the loan documents at issue."…
Elliott Group Litigation Update
Status Update as to Juan Dolio Foreclosure
By DRT
Dear Client: Today we learned from our local counsel in the Dominican Republic that the Juan Dolio hotel has been sold at public auction to the two banks which held…