Emergency Homeowners Loan Program Ending a Brief and Unsuccessful Run

Foreclosure Sale – Buyer Beware!

Buyers of property at foreclosure are looking for a bargain, but that risk now must include the possibility that the title will be defective. One unsuspecting family purchased a home at foreclosure, intending to sell it to their daughter, only to have a title company question whether they acquired good title after they’d already invested [...]

Are Loan Modifications Causing Foreclosures?

Editorial note: This blog post ran 8/20/2010 on Huffington Post.  It is reprinted with permission from Huffington Post. 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 tide of foreclosures. Congress considered repealing the prohibition in the law against [...]

Happy 2010 – Ring in the New Year with Improved Financial Knowledge

Smart Money recently ran a great piece on the basics of understanding the bankruptcy filing process (http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/BankruptcyGuide/10-secrets-of-filing-for-bankruptcy.aspx).  Many of the issues presented are ones we witness every day in our Salem, NH office.  Hardworking Americans are struggling because of medical expenses, unemployment has wrecked havoc by leaving families with mounting debt and potential foreclosure, aging Americans have worked hard their [...]

Keep Your Home – Important Bankruptcy Facts

Understand how bankruptcy works and you may be able to save your home in the process.