For those folks experiencing, or about to experience, a “1099 event” resulting from a short sale, deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure or foreclosure in 2014, these are harrowing times.
As the name implies, a “jumbo” loan is big one; it exceeds $417,000 in most parts of the country except Alaska and Hawaii. In Alaska
Ever wonder when the foreclosure crisis would wind down? That is an important issue, since “shadow inventory,” i.e. distressed homes not yet in the marketplace,
In 2013 the Oregon Legislature made a series of changes to the landlord-tenant laws for 2014. Below is a summary:
It’s a New Year! Time to look back from whence we came, and look forward to 2014. ~PCQ From Infant to Toddler. The Q-Law website site
Generally. Condominiums and townhomes are similar types of housing – almost. The condo owner (technically called the “unit owner”) does not own the entirety of
A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal (Andrew Haldane: The Banker Who Cried ‘Simplicity’) bears reading – and re-reading, and re-reading. It goes directly
The RMLS™ Market Action Report was just released for the month of November, 2013. In almost every metric, the trend lines look good. However, Inventory
“We supported former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker’s simple idea: Don’t let federally insured banks gamble in the securities markets. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to
This story is just too funny to ignore. The PR department of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), one of the Big Banks in perennial trouble
