In a November 25, 2014 article by Adam D. Maarec of Davis Wright Tremaine, my old alma mater, posted here, he notes that attorneys general
Measure 91 – High Times for Oregonians. According to OregonLive.com, here, there are 23 states that currently have medical marijuana laws on the books. Oregon
Ocwen, the servicing industry’s version of a corporate piñata, is, once again, stealing the wrong kind of headlines. In a November 8, 2014 article [“Firm
In a recent post here, I ranted about our self-absorbed politicians who, by there bickering, dickering, and bartering, had allowed the extension of the tax forgiveness
Introduction. For the last several years, the concept of “equity” [i.e., the difference between the net proceeds received upon sale and the unpaid mortgage balance]
The Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) was passed in 1968, and has been an important fixture in the law ever since. Essentially, its purpose was to
In a recent November 25, 2014 Wall Street Journal online article by Katie Martin here, we learn, once again, that international banking behemoth HSBC has
This is a “back-of-the-napkin” summary of the Portland-Metro real estate stats for October 2014, according to the RMLS’s™ Market Action Report, here. Closed sales at
Introduction. Now that the mid-terms are over and the American public has spoken, I feel free to speak up as well. It appears that millions
When seller property disclosure laws were first enacted by the Oregon Legislature, circa 2003, the form came in two flavors: Disclosure or Disclaimer. Disclosure consisted
