by Brian Huddleston | Feb 21, 2011 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
by: GERALD L. JACKSON As housing markets struggle to rebound, a new wrinkle has been thrown into the mix by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, which voided several foreclosures because the banks involved could not demonstrate they had an interest in the mortgages at the...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 16, 2010 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
The baby cribs that allow the sides to be lowered can no longer be manufactured, sold or re-sold in the United States. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which governs the release of consumer products, banned the practice today by a unanimous vote. The ban...
by Brian Huddleston | Oct 13, 2010 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
It has recently come to light that a number of mortgage loan servicers have submitted affidavits or signed other documents in support of either a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure that appear to have procedural defects. In particular, it appears affidavits and...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 13, 2010 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is a program designed to boost the economy and to get the struggling housing market moving in the right direction again. HAMP may be used to modify first and second mortgages in order to keep a distressed homeowner in...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 10, 2010 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The opinion in BONY v Raftogianis, contains the trial court?s detailed discussion of the assignments occurring in a securitization of loans, and the role of MERS with respect to residential loans. ?The technical ruling of this NJ Court is that, in order to commence a...
by Brian Huddleston | May 28, 2010 | Legislation & Case Notes
May 31, 2010 will be the United States Memorial Day. This celebration was formerly known as Decoration Day. The yearly, Memorial Day commemorated U.S. men and women who died gallantly in the military service. ?The first Memorial Day was enacted in order to honor Union...
