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The Hidden Costs of Vacant Properties
Hot Air published an article discussing the negative impacts of vacant properties in cities like St. Louis, Mo.
21 Dec 2018
Approved Ohio Bill Amends Provisions for Mortgage Servicer Registration
House Bill 489 has been signed by Governor John Kasich. The law will become effective 91 days after filling with the secretary of state.
19 Dec 2018
Publication Service in Foreclosure
DS News published an article authored by Codliss & Associates, P.C. Attorney Lauren Riddick. In it, Riddick explores the importance of “personal jurisdiction” in foreclosure cases.
17 Dec 2018
Calif. App. Court Rules Servicer and Investor Did Not Violate HBOR
Lexology posted a blog authored by Maurice Wutscher LLP Attorney Ernest Wagner. In it, Wagner outlines a recent California Fourth District Court of Appeals decision relating to the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR).
17 Dec 2018
Bill to Permit Municipal Land Banking with Online Database Clears Committee
Insider NJ published an article announcing that legislation aiming to permit municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development in New Jersey cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.
10 Dec 2018
New Jersey Bill Aims to Create Foreclosure Buyback Program
Senate Bill 1584 (Establishes the “New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act”) was reported from the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee with amendments and a second reading. The bill was originally introduced on February 5.
10 Dec 2018
Calls for Audit on Brooklyn Home Foreclosures
Caribbean Life published an article discussing an action taken by Brooklyn, N.Y., civic leaders that calls for a full-scale forensic audit and investigation in the federal, state and city levels into the issue of deed fraud currently faced by the Borough.
30 Nov 2018
Erie City Land Bank Lists First 20 Blighted Properties to be Demolished or Repaired
Erie News NOW released an article announcing the first action to be carried out by the Erie City (Pa.) Land Bank Board.
29 Nov 2018
Judicial Foreclosure vs. Lender Behavior
DS News published an article exploring a brief authored by Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) Professor Brian D. Feinstein. In it, Feinstein explores the impact that judicial foreclosures have on borrowers, lenders, and policymakers.
29 Nov 2018
Somerset County Considers Land Project to Deal with Blight
An ordinance designating the Redevelopment Authority of Somerset County (Pa.) to act as land bank was passed by the Somerset County Board of Commissioners.
27 Nov 2018