A deed in lieu of foreclosure allows a borrower to transfer their property title back to the lender, avoiding foreclosure and ...

The current recession, which real estate professionals might be more inclined to call a depression, likely will continue generating an almost bottomless supply of mortgage defaults for several years ...

Borrowers “handing back the keys” to commercial properties is not a new occurrence in real estate, but it is something the industry could see a lot more of this year. With mortgages maturing into an ...

Short sales and loan modifications have grown to help offset foreclosures, but banks are also turning more to deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Slightly more than 20,000 deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure ...

Amidst soaring interest rates and the recent swell in commercial real estate loan workouts, borrowers and lenders alike are increasingly considering an alternative to the traditional and sometimes ...

If you’re a commercial property owner facing the threat of foreclosure, or just skimming headlines you’ve likely seen the phrase “giving back the keys”. Although this expression may sound like an ...

A mortgage debtor assumes a double risk: the risk of losing the mortgaged property for a default under the obligation secured by the mortgage, plus the risk of being saddled with personal liability ...

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have written a new escape clause into servicing regulations for homeowners who are both underwater and struggling to meet their mortgage payments. The new rule, which will ...

Explore the legal definition and types of deeds, and learn how they differ from titles. Understand their role in property ...

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