Real Estate & Property Law

Short Refis coming
By Alan White A big stumbling block to renegotiating mortgages in danger of foreclosure is the reality that many homeowners now owe more than their home is worth. This situation is sometimes referred to as being "underwater...

Streamlined Modification Program (SMP)
The Federal Home Loan Agency– regulators of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and federal home loan banks– announced a streamlined loan modification program designed to prevent “preventable foreclosures”...

Lead Exposure In Children Linked to Violent Crime
That's the title of an article in today's Los Angeles Times reported by Thomas H. Maugh II and Marla Cone. LINK The first study to follow lead-exposed children from before birth into adulthood has shown that even relatively low levels...

White House Fact Sheet: The Administration's Unheeded Warnings About the Systemic Risk Posed by the GSEs
News release: "For many years the President and his Administration have not only warned of the systemic consequences of financial...

Around the Country, High Courts Follow California’s Lead
Around the Country, High Courts Follow California’s Lead

Weicher: At the HUD of the Fall
GSEs took the biggest risk and had the biggest fall.

Mattel and Fisher-Price Toy Recall
Magnets and Lead Paint manufactured in China Create Poisoning and Health Hazard

Sleeping Bag Lead Exposure

Lip Gloss Keychains
for Lead Content

Botox
allegedly can lead to paralysis and death.

Lucky Country Black Licorice
Contaminated with Lead

Lead-Contaminated Meat
N. Dakota Issues Warning

Daiso Seattle LLC
Toxic Lead Found in Children's Jewelry