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Foreclosure Bids

Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of... more +
Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -
Woods Rogers

Ready, Set, Invest: A Due Diligence Checklist for Foreclosure Property

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Foreclosure sales are an excellent resource for investors looking to purchase fixer-upper properties at low prices. However, there are many risks of buying properties sight unseen, and misconceptions about the foreclosure...more

Troutman Pepper

Foreclosures: Beware Unexpected Violations

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Field v. Bank of America, N.A. (In re Gibbs), 522 B.R. 282 (Bankr. D. Hawaii 2014) – A bankruptcy trustee sued a mortgage lender to recover for defects in a prepetition non-judicial foreclosure sale. The lender brought a...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

And the Bidding Starts At . . .? The Impact of Two Recent Bankruptcy Decisions On Determining Foreclosure Sale Bids

In today’s economy, banks all too commonly find themselves foreclosing on real property collateral. As a result, banks are regularly in the position of having to determine the starting bid in foreclosure proceedings. This...more

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Trustee Empowered To Void Foreclosure Sale Where Error Discovered Before Delivery Of Trustee’s Deed

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California’s Supreme Court affirmed a trustee’s right to void a non-judicial foreclosure sale based on mistakes in the foreclosure process discovered before delivery of a trustee’s deed to the successful bidder. ...more

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Burr Alert: Is “Materially Less” The Same As “Grossly Inadequate”?

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Tennessee was one of many states jumping on the debtor protection bandwagon following disclosures of lender misconduct in the wake of the 2007 real estate market collapse. The legislative solution crafted into Tenn. Code Ann....more

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