An attorney has been charged with 17 others in a $42 million South Florida mortgage fraud case that authorities say is part of an expected explosion of such prosecutions.
A Georgia real estate attorney has pleaded guilty in a $20 million federal mortgage fraud case involving some 50 Atlanta area properties that a client company purchased and resold to…
In more bad news about the state of the nation’s housing market that can be expected to strengthen calls for regulatory reform and legislation, the latest data shows that mortgage…
A New Jersey judge has allowed the winning bidder in a foreclosure auction to cancel the deal because of 142 foul-smelling pets, both dead and alive, found on the property.
Fearful lenders are behind a slowdown in the San Francisco real estate market that has extended to high-end commercial transactions and affected the lawyers who handle them.
In the latest sign of a struggling real estate market that is creating work for lawyers in related practice areas, title insurers say claims are up sharply—particularly concerning policies that…
Two law firms in New Jersey and the mortgage lenders who retained them are defending possible class actions over unauthorized fees that they allegedly imposed on homeowners facing foreclosure.
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll is opening an office in Los Angeles with the expectation that it will help the 500-lawyer Philadelphia-based law firm strengthen its flagship real estate and…
Updated: Several federal agencies will make major changes in housing-related rules, offering significant help to homeowners struggling with subprime mortgages, President Bush has promised. News reports say his announcement…
A California man with no prior record has been sentenced to six months in jail. His crime? Building a fence at his home on what the city of Torrance apparently…
Although the legal market is still strong and many major firms reportedly are competing hard for desired associates, some see a potential storm cloud on the horizon.
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