New law clarifies homeowner foreclosure protections provided by mortgage servicers
SB 1146 clarifies some foreclosure protections while letting mortgage servicers off the hook for others.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 14, 2025 | Laws and Regulations, Mortgages, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
SB 1146 clarifies some foreclosure protections while letting mortgage servicers off the hook for others.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Feb 11, 2025 | Laws and Regulations, Mortgages, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
An owner entitled to surplus funds remaining from the foreclosure sale of their residence are chased by individuals attempting to make claim on the surplus funds. Now these surplus fund chasers are barred from contacting the owners for 90 days after the trustee’s deed is recorded to better protect California homeowners in a vulnerable position.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Jul 7, 2023 | Finance, Forms, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
A trustee uses RPI Forms 474-2 and 474-1 when posting a Notice of Trustee’s Sale (NOTS) on a residential property.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | May 17, 2023 | Feature Articles, Loan Products, Mortgages, Video | 1
This video explains the procedures followed for a trustee’s sale in California.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 3, 2022 | Mortgages, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Morris v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 27, 2022 | Feature Articles, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article continues our discussion of the Notice of Default (NOD) and Notice of Trustee’s Sale (NOTS).
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2021 | Forms, Real Estate | 0
RPI Forms 412 and 474 notify interested parties of a default.
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | May 24, 2021 | Real Estate | 0
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE denied outright reinstatement of a broker license to a broker whose license the DRE had originally revoked due to his involvement in a bid rigging scheme.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 22, 2020 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
The trustee’s acceptance of the final and highest bid from the successful bidder at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Nov 10, 2020 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
The mechanics of a nonjudical foreclosure sale under the power-of-sale provision contained in a trust deed or other security device.
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | Aug 6, 2019 | Real Estate | 0
A licensed real estate broker violated both California Real Estate Law and the federal Sherman Antitrust Act by engaging in a practice of bid rigging.
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | May 13, 2019 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Citrus El Dorado, LLC v. Chicago Title Company Facts: A developer takes out a mortgage to fund...
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | Feb 12, 2018 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
In the Matter of Spanish Peaks Holdings II, LLC Facts: A commercial landlord and a tenant enter...
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