Lien stripping is a process available to debtors in bankruptcy that can remove junior mortgage liens on residential property, freeing property from burdensome mortgages that exceed the value of the property. After a lien strip, a homeowner is only obligated on the...
Disputes between owners and homeowners associations (HOA) are pretty common-place, and can become quite unpleasant and may quickly escalate to a frenzied state, especially when the relationship between the parties is already strained or the disagreement involves a...
Perusing the Star Tribune this morning, I came across a short article listing several local business bankruptcies. Consumers who are considering filing Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy often worry about the publicity of bankruptcy. Everyone is going to find...
2013 is shaping up to be the year of the bulldozer. Construction is up in the U.S. for new single-family homes, and building permits are on the rise. This February, builders in the U.S. started work on more houses and apartments and obtained permits for future...