Legal Insights

Sep 10 Your Home Is in the Balance: What to Do Before Financial Trouble Becomes Foreclosure

Financial trouble usually starts well before foreclosure ever becomes an issue. Maybe the mortgage payment is becoming difficult ...

Aug 21 Can You Sell a California Home When Someone Else Is Living There or Claims Rights to the Property?

Yes, sometimes. But if another person is living in the property, claiming ownership, asserting a lease, or producing documents ...

Jul 23 Caught in the Bankruptcy Foreclosure Postponement Trap? How to Get Strangers Off Your Property Title

You paid someone to stop a California foreclosure. The sale was postponed. The immediate crisis seemed over. Then, months or years ...

Jul 14 Free Foreclosure Prevention Assessment Helps California Homeowners Protect Options Before Deadlines Narrow

When a homeowner begins falling behind on mortgage payments, the natural instinct is often to wait. Wait for the lender to ...

Jul 01 Already Sold Your Home to an All-Cash Foreclosure Investor? It May Not Be Too Late to Cancel.

Many California homeowners believe that once they sign the paperwork, close escrow, and transfer the deed to a foreclosure ...

Jul 01 Did You Sign a Contract With a Cash Buyer While Facing Foreclosure? It May Not Be Too Late to Cancel.

Receiving a Notice of Default or foreclosure notice can be terrifying. For many California homeowners, especially seniors, widows, ...