SB 414 Restricts Banks
Senate Bill No. 414 was introduced to address some of the consequences of the downturn in the current real estate market. Section 2 of the Bill was intended to prevent a bank from calling a commercial mortgage loan due if the borrower is not in default. That section was quickly eliminated by amendment from the […]
AB 273 Limits Bank Collections
The purchase of a house is the largest purchase most people will ever make. When hard times hit and a homeowner loses their house, the debt the homeowner still owes to the bank is the largest debt a person will ever have. After suffering a pay cut or the loss of a job and with […]
Q&A About Foreclosure
Q: After a foreclosure sale of my home, if I still owe money on my loans, what can the lender do to me? A: After the foreclosure sale date, when the house is actually sold, the statute of limitations begins to run. The foreclosing lender must file a complaint in court within six months from […]
Homeowners Given False Hope
Following the purchase of a property, whether it is your home or an investment, an owner would like to believe that the property will increase in value over time. The past few years have shown quite the opposite trend and most Nevadan’s are aware of the decrease in the value of their home or investment […]
Testimony in the Hearing on the TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Program
Click here to read Katherine Porter’s testimony before the Congressional Oversight Panel at the Hearing on the TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Program in which she describes how the allegations of legal errors in the foreclosure process may impact the housing markets, the soundness of banks, and the overall financial markets.
Nationstar’s New Short Sale Requirements for Buyers
If a homeowner is “underwater” on the mortgage, meaning that the fair market value of the house does not equal the amount owed on the loan note, then the homeowner cannot sell the house through traditional means. A traditional sale recoups sufficient funds to pay off the amount owed to the homeowner’s mortgage company or […]
House Democrats Ask Fannie Mae to Suspend Lawsuits Against Underwater Borrowers
In a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, several house Democrats requested that Fannie Mae suspend its new policy to bring deficiency judgment lawsuits against underwater homeowners who “strategically default” on their mortgages. The House Democrats state they are concerned about Fannie Mae’s new policy because it is “unclear why Fannie Mae is proposing […]
New Foreclosure Numbers For 1st Half of 2010
Nearly 1.7 million homeowners received a foreclosure-related warning between January and June of this year. That translates to 1 in 78 U.S. homes. It is projected that more than 1 million homeowners are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year as lenders work through a huge backlog of borrowers who are delinquent on […]
Avoid Foreclosure with a Deed-In-Lieu?
The latest question in the local real estate market seems to be about the Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure and how it can help. A Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure was traditionally a release of all liability on a mortgage note, provided that the borrower hand the deed to the lender and leave the home in “broom swept” condition. […]