
Understanding Seller-Carried “Wrap-Around” Transactions
With the slowdown in real estate and the increasing difficulty in obtaining bank financing, some home sellers have begun to consider carrying the financing themselves
With the slowdown in real estate and the increasing difficulty in obtaining bank financing, some home sellers have begun to consider carrying the financing themselves
Oregon Revised Statute 94.712 is worth noting by distressed property sellers and their Realtors®. Section (1) reads as follows: “An owner shall be personally liable
FANNIE AND FREDDIE – SUCKLINGS ON THE PUBLIC TEAT According to a 2009 Vanity Fair article, in the 1980s Fannie Mae was “…one of the largest,
Foreclosure today is not what it used to be. In the past, banks and borrowers tried to avoid foreclosure, since it was a lose-lose proposition
On March 5, 2012, the Oregon Legislature passed a sweeping series of changes to its trust deed foreclosure law, SB 1552. Once signed by the
In a hastily convened telephone conference, B.L. Zebub, Belial Bank’s devilish, but distraught, leader, queries the attendees on the remarkable [some might say “miraculous”] turning
[This post is the second in a two-part discussion of the recent case of James vs. MERS, et. al. The full text of Judge Simon’s
“In Roman mythology, the god Janus, for whom each year’s first month is named, was the deity of beginnings and endings. According to legend, the
Can I sell my home (i.e. my “primary residence”) for less money than I owe to my bank? The short answer is that “it depends.”
Well, the stealthy lending lobby is up to its old tricks. Just as they did in the 2011 Oregon Regular Session, they prefer to work