For most divorces, a driving objective is closure. One or both of the parties has generally reached the state of being “over it”. Child custody, division of assets, and support issues are challenging. But there is another issue which can rain frustration on a divorce like a monsoon, and that is the disposition of real…
Kudos to one of our legal network affiliates of Attorney Short Sale Negotiators who answered this question as succinctly and accurately as you could ever ask: Should real estate agents negotiate short sales? No. Absolutely not. It is replete with legal issues, risks, deficiency issues (amounting to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of…
Newsflash! HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development) has declared June as National Home Ownership Month! Some believe the hype is a way of trying to generate better economic figures and arguments for the incumbent party to convince voters that the incumbent party deserves another four years in the White House. According to DS…
Over a 36+ year career in the real estate conveyancing industry, I’ve had a chance to see insurance products that change lives for the better and some that absolutely disappoint. What got me thinking about this today was this “perk” for buying “Lost Pet Insurance”: “Found Pet Travel Assistance — Covers up to $500 to…
What could possibly go wrong? This is really troubling to me. Don’t let these casual loan officers from west of the Mississippi fool you. They are cutting edge scholars of our society, our media, our government, and our national commerce. They normally opt for more entertainment value, but today’s video-blog on the real estate industry…
On occasion we lose great employees, lawyers, staff, and friends of the firm as they go on to new callings or perhaps to meet their Maker. Thankfully, this edition’s ‘WHERE ARE THEY NOW” is about the former. Matt Pittman, former law firm digital maintenance expert, network and computer guru, file scanning department leader and firm…
We try to maintain a fairly objective and only mildly editorial real estate blog. Admittedly, the road to Hades is paved with our good intentions at times. So in the interests of keeping a clear conscience, I tell you unashamedly that the following is total editorial and opinion. Read no further if that bothers you. …
A client recently inquired of our law firm: “Hello – . . . My father has just passed away and his house was foreclosed on in a manner that raises questions. Below is a glimpse into our story: Early in the year we initiated a Loan Modification and were told that our application was being…
A client called today to have our lawfirm engage in a discussion with his CPA as to tax ramifications for “subject to” sales of homes. For those of you who have never considered using “creative financing” to sell your home or buy a home, a “subject to” means the buyer takes over the seller’s mortgage…
For those of you that check back on this website and blog periodically to find out whether your forgiven debt from your short sale in 2015 will be taxable or not . . . . the year is 3/4th complete and we still don’t know. As you may recall from 2014 . . . it…
