Archives For: Industry Updates
Floral Park Eyes Cash for Zombie House Maintenance
An ordinance that would provide money for the maintenance of abandoned homes that are under foreclosure was recently adopted by the Village of Floral Park, N.Y.
6 Jul 2017
City of Las Vegas Develops New Tool in Fight Against Squatters
The Las Vegas Sun published an article discussing a recent decision by the Las Vegas City Council that expanded the types of properties that can be added to the city’s registry of vacant properties.
6 Jul 2017
Vacant Housing Registry is Illegal Investors Claim in Lawsuit
NJ.com published an article outlining a lawsuit that questions the legality of a vacant property registration program in Gloucester County, NJ.
6 Jul 2017
The Hope of High Tech
DS News released an article exploring the continued development and sophistication of mortgage servicing technology.
6 Jul 2017
Blight Laws And The Movement Away From Plywood
Servicing Management published an article authored by Natalia Steele, partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. In it, Steele outlines recent actions that have been taken to utilize polycarbonate window and door coverings to secure vacant properties.
28 Jun 2017
Trump Picks Pam Patenaude to Serve as HUD Deputy Secretary
HousingWire published an article discussing the advancement of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary nominee Pam Patenaude for full Senate approval.
14 Jun 2017
County Lawmakers Seek Remedy for Zombie Homes
Recently, New York Assemblyman Michael Kearns (D-Buffalo) and Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-Elma) proposed legislation that aims to decrease the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie County.
14 Jun 2017
NMSA Sets Sights on Solving Vacant and Abandoned Property Issues
DS News published an article discussing the appointment of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Asset Management Senior Vice President of Property Preservation Jim Taylor to the National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA).
14 Jun 2017
New Jersey Appellate Division Holds Foreclosing Lender Who Simply Winterized and Secured a Condominium is Not a Mortgagee in Possession and Not Responsible for Condominium Association Fees
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP posted a blog by Michael Crowley, Clarissa Gomez and Michael R. O’Donnell. In it, a recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision is discussed.
8 Jun 2017
Cleveland Mapping Charts Impact of Blight
Next City published an article highlighting a recent report from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), titled Exploring the relationship Between Vacant and Distressed Properties and Community Health and Safety.
7 Jun 2017