Month: June 2016
Can I Sell My Home Before Foreclosure?
Homeowners facing foreclosure often ask a common question: can I sell my home before foreclosure? As with all legal questions, the answer depends. A lender brings a foreclosure to recoup the money owned on the underlining mortgage loan. Paying off more »
How Long Does a Foreclosure Take?
One of the most common questions I get from homeowners facing foreclosure is, how long does a foreclosure take? The quick answer is: a while. Compared to other states that have expedited the foreclosure process, foreclosures in Massachusetts generally take a long more »
Important Things to Include in a Lease
Signing a lease is an important part of the landlord/tenant process. A leases spells out the terms of the landlord/tenant relationship, namely the amount of rent and how long the lease will last. Most landlords use a standard form lease more »
Interview with David Dayen, Author of Chain of Title
The Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog is pleased to present an interview with David Dayen, author of Chain of Title, a new book about the foreclosure crisis. Chain of Title is an account of how three ordinary Americans uncovered foreclosure fraud in the more »