Loan Modification

Short Sales In Florida Part I
One of the most common topics that I am asked about on a daily basis is the short sale:  Can I short sale my property? Doesn’t it look better on my credit report to short sale the property?  Can I short sell the property to a relative?  What is the difference between a short sale [...

SEC Announces Short-Selling Roundtable Speakers
The SEC announced the agenda and panelists for its May 5 roundtable to discuss short sale price tests and short sale circuit breakers: Panel One: Market Changes and Investor Confidence; Are short sale price tests or short sale circuit breakers...

Are Short Sales Just Silly
It?s a question I have been asking myself of late. A Short Sale is when a lender (the mortgagee) agrees to release the mortgage from the property so that it may be sold to a buyer for less than when is owed on the mortgage...

After a Home Short Sale, Lender May Still Seek the Difference
For underwater homeowners who opt for the short sale, this WSJ article suggests that they still might have to tread water. In a short sale, a seller facing foreclosure can work out a deal with the lender to sell the...

What Is A Short Sale
When your home is not worth as much as you owe on it, and you sell it for less than the amount that would pay the mortgage, or mortgages, that is a short sale. Last month, the Obama Administration announced changes in the making homes affordable program related to short sales...

New Short Sale Fraud Allegations: Second Liens
``Now when stuck homeowners are trying to execute a short sale we have allegations that the banks are illegally trying to get something for their second liens (HELOCs and "silent seconds") which in fact are worth NOTHING in a short sale for less than the outstanding first mortgage balance...

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Evergreen
Wachovia, Settle Securities Allegations over Ultra Short Opportunities Fund

Hewlett-Packard and Staples
allegedly violated antitrust laws in collaborating on the sale of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

Generic Versions
Barr Pharmaceuticals to pay $5.9 million settlement for blocking the sale of oral contraceptives.

82 Year Old
Awarded $6 Million in SJS Lawsuit

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property

$3.78 Million Dilantin Settlement Following Death of 9-Year-Old Girl
$3.78 Million Dilantin Settlement Following Death of 9-Year-Old Girl>