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The real estate bubble caused a great disruption in the market for homes in the United States. Home prices were driven up and then collapsed, taking with them much of the economy and many jobs. The...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Connors, 497 F. 3d 314 (3d Cir. 2007), held that a debtor filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy does not have the right to cure a default on a mortgage secured by...

In the aftermath of the housing crisis of 2008, a significant number of home owners found themselves with mortgage debt that vastly exceeded the value of their homes. As the economy has continued to...

When you find your dream home, you buy it and likely make plans for how you will personalize it. As time progresses, you slowly see your dream becoming a reality. While that is what most people think...

Though the filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy may in certain circumstances prevent a foreclosure sale from going forward, this is somewhat dependent upon whether the homeowner has filed for bankruptcy...

Dealing with financial problems is life changing for any New Jersey resident. When trying to address these issues, some individuals decide to file for personal bankruptcy. Facing a foreclosure is a...

It is probably fair to assume that a bank does not want to foreclose on your property — especially in a challenging economy. Having said that, banks will initiate foreclosure proceedings to recover...

As the public becomes increasingly educated about the consequences of placing the names of both spouses on any kind of contract, Americans are becoming savvier about how their assets, debts and real...

https://www.njcourts.gov/index.htmlSignificant changes to the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program ("Program"), also known as State Court Mediation, were implemented by the Supreme...

Due to a variety of factors, the economy seems to be recovering more quickly in some areas than others. Complicating matters is the fact that scrutiny over judicial review practices in states that...