Introduction. As the Big Bank scandals appear to be diminishing, I’ll admit that it’s probably time to get over the RATs (Rapers of the American
Ever been overwhelmed at all the laws, rules, and regulations affecting what might otherwise be a simple residential real estate transaction? Ever wished there was
OK, we’ve made it through the first half of 2013. We now have six months’ of foreclosure statistics. I posted the first quarter stats for
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
Background. As mentioned in an earlier post here, the Niday case, which I have previously commented on here and here as it was winding
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
Distressed real estate transactions are taxing enough without them also being a taxable event. That’s why the 2007 Mortgage Debt Relief Act was a COD-send. Read why.
By now, most Realtors® have heard the rumblings about defective bank foreclosures in Oregon and elsewhere. What you may not have heard is that these
The local and national real estate markets have been on the ropes for five years. The third quarter of 2007 was the statistical peak for
I’ve written several blog posts about the mortgage insurance (“MI”) problem. Two of the several posts are found here and here. In many cases, MI
