June Is National Homeownership Month
This year's theme, set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , is “Find Your Place.” HUD is one of many agencies that provide resources to help consumers obtain and sustain homeownership.
This year's theme, set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , is “Find Your Place.” HUD is one of many agencies that provide resources to help consumers obtain and sustain homeownership.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently rejected arguments that a foreclosure sale was rendered void by the defendants' violations of certain Massachusetts statutes, or by defendants' violation of a section of the mortgage instrument. As background, the plaintiffs refinanced their mortgage for a home in Massachusetts in 2007, and defaulted on…
When legislative bodies act to protect consumers from the perils of the marketplace, two of the tools they regularly use are disclosure and rescission. The idea behind disclosure is that, given enough information, people are less likely to do foolish things with their money. Foreclosure News
Aby Rosen's hopes of hanging onto legendary Lever House despite a mortgage foreclosure may have been dashed as a venture of Brookfield and Tod Waterman signed a ground lease with the Korein family landowners to operate the iconic property at 390 Park Ave. Brookfield-Waterman's ability to run the building, however, is subject to other leases…
RIVER STONE HOLDINGS NW, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, Respondent, v. ALICE M. LOPEZ, an individual, and all others occupying 14030 SE 35th Loop, Vancouver, WA 98683, Appellant. Foreclosure News
Loans are often secured by the fee title to real property owned by the borrower. But loans can also be secured by the borrower's leasehold interest in property. Foreclosure News
The Minot City Council has taken on legal counsel to handle the city's end of an ongoing foreclosure dispute with an intermodal station in the city. Court records indicate that First Western Bank and Trust has declared two separate loans in default from North Dakota Port Services, which leases the station's land. Foreclosure News