by Brian Huddleston | Dec 4, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
BY: BRITTANY DUNN DSNews.com reported earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new guidelines to the short sale process on Monday in hopes of speeding up the recovery of the housing market. Occurring when a lender accepts the sale of a home at a price...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 5, 2009 | Real Estate Law
While the Obama administration battles to keep people from losing their homes, many homeowners may have to fight foreclosure actions in order to buy themselves time to take advantage of recent legislation like the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. Stalling or...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 2, 2009 | Real Estate Law
Myth No. 1: ?You must be behind on your payments to qualify for a loan modification. This belief is patently false. However, the reason why this belief exists is because it was once true. Before the U.S. government got involved, most banks could not be convinced that...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 1, 2009 | Real Estate Law, Uncategorized
Commercial contracts have become increasingly complex in our litigious society. Why can’t contracts just be written in plain language with the common words (and sentence structures) we use in everyday conversation? The truth is – they can! There is no...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 20, 2009 | Real Estate Law
Several factors go into the decision to buy a home, e.g., price, location [location, location :-)], condition and financing. One decision is often over-looked, and that is how to take and hold legal title to the home. However, this decision will affect who can sign...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 17, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The Nontestamentary Transfer of Property Act (“Act”), set forth in 58 O.S.Supp.2008, ?? 1251 – 1258, allows a record owner of an interest in real estate to designate who will receive a transfer of the interest in the future, effective upon the...
