Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN
Listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from July 17th, 2013 in which Steven Mack, Esq., discusses vested residency (1:20), deficiency judgments(2:40), new DUI laws (4:30)(25:10), breathalyzer tests (11:30), foreclosure mediation (16:50), arbitration vs mediation (19:35), commercial tenant-landlord issues (21:50) and how laws are interpreted Viagra (31:00). Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 […]
Black & LoBello on the Radio
Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from October 5th, 2011 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., hosts special guest, Mark Baker from Sierra Pacific Mortgage. Ms Black Chernine and Mr. Baker discuss the FHA Short Refinance Program, mortgage insurance increases, Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), settling a second mortgage, refinancing a mortgage to […]
Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program Helps Thousands of Homeowners
Nevada Supreme Court Justice James W. Hardesty announced that more than 3,400 homeowners who received notices of default have requested mediation in the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program as they seek to hold on to their homes. Since the program first began on July 1, 2009, 372 mediations have been conducted and another 805 mediations have […]
Federal Programs for Homeowners
We have received a lot of questions regarding the federal plans to aid homeowners facing the threat of foreclosure. The federal programs, called the Making Home Affordable Programs, are also nicknamed the “Obama Plans.” There is a plan for Home Refinancing and another for Home Loan Modification. Here are some facts to assist borrowers to […]
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 number of significant changes, as the result of several public hearings conducted by the court. The mandatory mediation program allows a homeowner receiving a Notice of Default on or […]
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 homeowners in foreclosure. The program was made effective on July 1, 2009, and applies to owners of primary residences who receive a Notice of Default (NOD) from their lender […]
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 be thought of more as an achievement than an entitlement, I do not propose that people should merely walk away from their homes as one suggested. There are various strategies to […]