May a co-owner of a home in bankruptcy claim a homestead exemption when they are not occupying the property?
In re: McKee Facts: A couple purchases a home and vest title as co-owners. They later separate....
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Bankruptcy’s tie to homeownership
Bankruptcy numbers were artificially low in 2020-2021. Prepare for today’s zombie businesses to fold with the 2023 recession.
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Home prices, savings and bankruptcies in a pandemic; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2020)
Home prices are propped up by low interest rates, for now; Saving opportunities narrow in California; Personal bankruptcies set to rise
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May a homeowners’ association (HOA) collect assessments from an owner after the owner files for bankruptcy?
Goudelock v. Sixty-01 Association of Apartment Owners Facts: A property owner buys a condominium...
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Is occupancy sufficient to establish residency for the purposes of claiming a homestead exemption?
In re Gilman Facts: An owner living in a residential property files for bankruptcy. The owner...
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The lull before the storm: 16 factors set to rise with interest rates
Understand how the market will be impacted by the coming era of rising interest rates.
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Low savings, personal bankruptcies and the biggest brokerages; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2018)
Savings are at their lowest since before the recession; Personal bankruptcies near their bottom; California’s growing brokerages
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Is a commercial tenant’s leasehold interest protected when the property is sold in a bankruptcy trustee’s sale?
In the Matter of Spanish Peaks Holdings II, LLC Facts: A commercial landlord and a tenant enter...
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“Spouse” now includes registered domestic partners
This law replaces “husband and wife” with “spouse” in multiple statutes affecting real estate.
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Does a bankruptcy stay stop an eviction after forfeiture of the tenant’s occupancy?
A foreclosed homeowner attempts to halt their eviction by filing for bankruptcy and triggering an automatic stay of court proceedings.
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Is a bankruptcy trustee entitled to a post-petition foreclosure settlement payment awarded to the former owner of foreclosed property listed as an asset of their estate?
A property owner files a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, listing their residence as an asset of their estate.
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May a junior mortgage holder collect on a deficiency after a bankruptcy court sanctioned the foreclosure sale?
An investor purchases an income property encumbered by multiple mortgages, then files for bankruptcy.
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Is a buyer’s automatic stay in bankruptcy enforceable against a trustee’s sale on property acquired after filing for bankruptcy?
The owner of a mortgaged property in default receives a notice of trustee’s sale (NOTS).
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