[caption id="attachment_273" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Natural disasters often leave homeowners holding the bag on mortgages, property taxes and more."][/caption] We’ve all seen the devastating television footage of Mother Nature’s fury. From out of control wildfires in the Southwest to historic flooding and the ravages of hurricanes in the Northeast, it seems that no one is immune...
Editorial note: This blog post ran 8/20/2010 on Huffington Post. It is reprinted with permission from Huffington Post. [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Even with Federal mandates, foreclosures continue to rise."][/caption] When the economy crumbled in 2008 as real estate values plummeted, Congress was under pressure to appease the public's demand for action to stem the...
[caption id="attachment_28" align="alignleft" width="413" caption="A growing number of foreclosure signs are appearing in neighborhoods across the country."][/caption] The real estate boom of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s caused a super inflated valuation of both property and the attached mortgages. Many individuals and families anxious to assume their place in the American Dream became homeowners...