Why Can’t I Get My Short-Sale Closed?

Why can’t I get a short sale closed? Ask your Senator. Bankruptcy to follow By David Leibowitz, Illinois and Wisconsin Bankruptcy Attorney on May 16, 2009 in Uncategorized You are way underwater.  You can’t modify your mortgage in chapter 13.  The Senate made sure of that when it voted down mortgage modifications in chapter 13. [...]

Are Courts in California Truly Limited by Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statutes?

By Michael Doan on May 2, 2009 in Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure News Recently, many California Courts have been dismissing lawsuits filed to stop non-judicial foreclosures, ruling that the non-judicial foreclosure statutes occupy the field and are exclusive as long as they are complied with.  Thus, in the case where a notice of default is recorded [...]