In a recent article in Mortgage Servicing News here, we learn that apparently 49 state attorneys general were unable to draft the terms of the
Closed sales: Decreased by 6.4% (2,511) from 2,682 in May. But year-to-date, they increased 11.9% over June 2012 with 2,244 closed sales. [Comment: There could
Background. As mentioned in an earlier post here, the Niday case, which I have previously commented on here and here as it was winding
“The average sales price so far this year is $299,900, up 14.9% from the same period in 2012, when the average was $261,100. In the
How low can housing inventory go? According to Oregon’s Regional Multiple Listing Service (“RMLS®”), May’s inventory dropped to 2.5 months. To clarify, according to RMLS®, “inventory
In a important decision on the future role of MERS in Oregon’s non-judicial foreclosure process, the Oregon Supreme Court answered four certified questions that had
One of the most notable bi-products of the foreclosure disaster, was another disaster – the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act; a 2300 page tome bearing the names
Ever been curious which areas are hardest hit by foreclosures in the Portland-Metro counties? Wondering how many judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosures are filed? Are the
Introduction. For most Portlanders, Zillow and Case-Schiller should mean very little. Why? Because Zillow’s metrics don’t purport to be “fair market value,” or even an
Introduction. After a false start in 2012, the 2013 Oregon Legislature has just passed its “new, improved” version of what was generally known as the
