Real Estate & Property Law

Tech Roundup: LPS, U.S. Bank Renew Partnership
Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS: 29.26 +0.86%), the Jacksonville-based provider of integrated mortgage industry technology, announced Monday it had completed the renewal process on a multi-year contract with U...

Short Sales When Loans Exceed the Value of a Home
What is a short sale?  This a term which is being used with increasing frequency in today’s real estate market. A short sale is when the proceeds from the sale of a home are not sufficient to fully pay off all outstanding debts which are secured by the property (mortgages) after first deducting the homeowner’s costs of selling the property...

Buys and Sells of Promissory Notes a Consequence of Downturned Real Estate Market
One consequence of the downturn in the residential real estate market that is taking place in Missouri among other states is the escalation of offers and sales of promissory notes by promoters to investors...

Mortgage arrears - pre-action protocol proposed
The Civil Justice Council (”We promote the needs of civil justice in England and Wales and monitor the system to ensure that progress to modernise it continues.”) has issued a consultation paper on a Mortgage Arrears Protocol...

Homeowner vs. Lender: No Longer An Automatic Win for Lender
We talked a few weeks ago about some attorneys that were getting creative with legal defenses to help protect their homeowner clients from foreclosure by their lenders. It seems this is a practice that won't be going away anytime soon...

Lessons in Loan Modifications
Suze Orman is growing on me. Sort of. She often has sage advice for consumers, and lately she has been making regular appearances on CNN?s Larry King Live. I cannot say I completely agree with everything she says, but lately, she has been telling it like it is and when it comes to financial news and advice, it's refreshing to see some honestly on TV...

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Home Mortgages
What to look for

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action For Withholding Federal Bailout Funds
Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act

Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices
Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices

SIGG Admits to Trace BPA in Metal Water Bottles
SIGG Admits to BPA in Metal Water Bottles

National City Mortgage
$4.6 million payout resolves mortgage suit.

SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Alleged HAMP Breach of Contract
SunTrust Mortgage Faces Class Action over Mortgage Restructuring