Topic
Foreclosures
860 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Foreclosure Wave Bears Down on Immigrants Economic Success Story Turns Sour as Thousands May Face Losing Homes
Kirstin Downey of the Washington Post (here) reports that Immigrants are emerging as among the first victims of a growing wave of home foreclosures as mortgage lending problems multiply across…
Land Use Prof Blog
Foreclosures show that tougher disclosure laws are needed …
It’s time to strengthen our nation’s mortgage loan disclosure laws. The boom in foreclosures –- perhaps as high as one in five loans made in Cleveland in 2005 –-…
PropertyProf Blog
Times on Blight and Foreclosures
By propertyprof
From an article in today's NY Times:In a sign of the spreading economic fallout of mortgage foreclosures, several suburbs of Cleveland, one of the nation’s hardest-hit cities, are spending millions…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
No Relief from Foreclosures in Sight
We already know that Colorado has been a consistent national leader when it comes to foreclosures. Not exactly a title we're clamoring for. The bad news (if that isn't bad…
Bankruptcy Litigation Blog 2.0
Foreclosures on the Rise, Confidence on the Wane, and Hot Dogs on the Grill
It's hard as a bankruptcy lawyer not to focus on negative economic news, especially when it deals with the ability of common Americans to pay that last bastion of assumable debt…
ContractsProf Blog
Cases: Lender refusing extension isn’t bad faith
A lender who refused to give a cash-strapped farm family an extension of time to get the harvest in before it foreclosed wasn't guilty of bad faith, according to a…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
More on Colorado Foreclosures…
By Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP
This article, which looks at several metro-area counties, may help to explain why Colorado is one of several states leading the nation in foreclosures. Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Boulder, and…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Feeling the Crunch? Colorado Among Foreclosure Leaders
By Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP
If your association has been feeling like too many of its delinquent properties have been undergoing foreclosure by lenders, it is not alone. The country is facing increasing foreclosures overall…
New Jersey Law Blog
Payment of Commission Obligation of Foreclosing Mortgagee, Not Trustee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for District of New Jersey holds that payment of Sheriff's commission is the obligation of foreclosing mortgagee, not bankruptcy trustee, and the foreclosing mortgagee can add the…
New Jersey Law Blog
Forclosure Update – Delays Getting Shorter
The New Jersey Foreclosure Unit is attempting to shorten the delay in entering final judgments in foreclosure actions. As of February 2, 2005, the New Jersey Foreclosure Unit was experiencing…