Monthly Archives: January 2011

If you’re underwater — that is, you owe more on your home than it’s worth — a University of Arizona law professor, Brent White, can help you sort out your options. In his new book, “Underwater Home: What Should You … Continue reading →

CAGE JUST SOLD SHORT HIS LAS VEGAS HOME Nearly one in four people in Nevada who lost their homes to foreclosure have admitted to walking away even though they could afford their monthly payments, according to a study released today … Continue reading →

“I am still able to pay my bills, including my mortgage,” one reader announced. “You see, my income is high and the amount of the mortgage is irrelevant to me.” Well, perhaps not so irrelevant that he’s going to actually … Continue reading →

SOMETIMES YOU SHOULDN’T DO IT It’s almost always worth a try to do a short sale. If it fails you lost nothing, right? Almost right. We all have heard of the benefits to a short sale: walk away mortgage debt … Continue reading →

January 26, 2011: Now that the Massachusetts Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Wells Fargo did not have the proper paperwork to foreclose on two homes, the question is what that means for the broader mortgage market … Continue reading →

January 21, 2011: LAS VEGAS NEVADA. Mine is a nice house. Big enough for a family and all of its furniture and clothing and toys and books and papers and dogs and more books and miscellaneous junk and even a … Continue reading →