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August 6, 2009

New Nevada Laws Mandate Time for Recording a Deed After a Trustee’s Sale & Good Funds Law for Escrow

The Nevada legislature recently mandated that a trustee’s deed must be recorded within 30 days following the trustee’s foreclosure sale of a property. In other words, […]

August 4, 2009

IRS Prosecutes First-Time Homebuyer Credit Cheats

The Internal Revenue Service announced on July 29, 2009, its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit (FTHC). On its website, the […]

July 30, 2009

Change to Nevada Law Prohibits Deficiency Judgments

Nevada currently provides for the right of a foreclosing lender on real estate to pursue a deficiency judgment against the borrower on any type of property […]

July 22, 2009

Final Nevada Mandatory Foreclosure Rules Adopted

The Nevada Supreme Court has adopted final rules for the new mandatory foreclosure mediation. These new rules become effective July 31, 2009. The rules include a […]

July 14, 2009

Is your loan modifiction company licensed in Nevada?

On July 8, 2009, Governor Jim Gibbons signed emergency regulations that require all persons conducting loan modification and foreclosure consulting activities to have state licenses. The […]

July 9, 2009

1031 Tax Exchange

A 1031 exchange defers capital gains and depreciation recapture taxes on the sale of investment, trade or business property as long as the exchanger purchases another […]

July 9, 2009

Proposed Rules for Forclosure Mediation

The Nevada Supreme Court held a public hearing on June 25, 2009, at the Las Vegas Justice Center regarding rules for the mandatory mediation program for […]

June 22, 2009

Strategies Regarding Negative Equity.

There was an interesting article in Sunday’s Review Journal about the Nevada foreclosure market and the mediation program . The link is provided below. While I agree that modification should […]

June 16, 2009

Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure

A federal law to protect renters was recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of […]