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The Right Coast
My Advice for Avoiding Stress: Don’t Listen to NPR Gail Heriot
I don t usually listen to NPR. There is entirely too much chatter about how the difficulties of modern life: Oh, if only things weren t so stressful! That…
InsureReinsure
Florida CFO Alex Sink Creates Task Force to Examine Foreclosures
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink recently announced that she has created a “Financial Action Team” comprised of an assortment of financial and housing stakeholders to identify federal assistance available to…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Recent Chapter 11 Filings In Northern District Of Georgia
By Sunghee Sohn
Yesterday was foreclosure day in Georgia, and several Chapter 11 cases have been filed over the last couple weeks: Case No. Ch Party Info Dates 08-76176-mgd 11 A &…
Land Use Prof Blog
Sprucing up foreclosure lanes …
While Congress is busy mortgaging the nation’s financial future to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, local governments are busy with more urgent efforts to ameliorate the social harms…
Financial Institutions Law Blog
New California Law Requires Additional Steps For Foreclosures
Effective July 8, 2008, the State of California enacted new requirements for foreclosures on owner-occupied properties, as well as a new requirement for eviction of tenants by the purchaser at…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Alternatives to Foreclosure for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Who Do Not Qualify for Assistance
By Aaron Morris
The housing legislation passed the House and the Senate and is expected to be signed into law by President Bush very shortly. While that new law may help as many…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Foreclosures Still Going Up, Including Extreme Makeover Home In Clayton County
By Scott Riddle
Nationwide, foreclosures are about double for the same time period in 2007, according to this article. Soft housing sales, declining home values, tighter lending standards and a sluggish U.S. economy…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
NPR Report on Debate on Downpayment Assistance Charities
Happy Birthday America!NPR Radio recently ran a story (audio version) (print version) in yesterday's Morning Edition on the effort in Congress to shut down downpayment assistance charities. The story recounts…
Land Use Prof Blog
The foreclosure crisis: local government to the rescue?
Okay, here’s your challenge, local government: You’ve got an explosion in home foreclosures, which pushes thousands out of their homes, pulls down neighborhood values even further, encourages crime,…
InsureReinsure
Navigant Report Shows Continuing Surge In Subprime Related Litigation
A report issued recently by Navigant Consulting, Inc. shows a surge in subprime related litigation for the first quarter of 2008, significantly outpacing the number of filings from the second…