Archive for the 'After Foreclosure' Category

Lost a Job? Prevent Eviction by Cleaning Out Foreclosed Properties

One of the businesses that have been booming despite (or because of) the current economic downturn is cleaning out foreclosed homes. When banks purchase homes at auction, they usually begin eviction proceedings. After the eviction has been completed, any items remaining in the property will be thrown away. The lender or the county, depending on […]

How Tenants Can Deal with Landlords Losing a Home to Foreclosure

When homeowners face foreclosure on a property they are renting out, tenants often begin to worry about the status of their home. Will the landlord be able to avoid foreclosure? Should the tenants stop paying rent? Will the new owner at the auction evict them, or will the purchaser honor the lease agreement? Unfortunately, many […]

Short Sales, The IRS, Forgiven Debt, and Income Tax Exemptions

Homeowners who sell their homes through a short sale are often very concerned about the tax implications of the sale. The bank, by forgiving a portion of the debt, is then responsible for reporting the forgiven amount to the IRS as income to the borrowers. At tax time, the former homeowners are responsible for including […]

Homeowners Using Wrongful Foreclosure Claims Against Mortgage Companies

In some cases of foreclosure, there may be enough instances of misconduct by the lender to show that the entire process constitutes a wrongful foreclosure. Many states even have common law regarding this issue, as well as a cause of action specifically for “wrongful foreclosure.” Although the claim has not been popular in recent history, […]

Limitations on Banks Going After Deficiency Judgments

Homeowners are often worried that the foreclosure process will never end. The bank will sue them, publish their personal financial problems in the newspaper, take their home back, evict them, and then sue them again for any deficiency from auctioning the property. With the anticipation of a deficiency judgment, borrowers may feel like they will […]

How Homeowners Can Set Aside a Foreclosure Sheriff Sale

Too many homeowners who have already lost their homes are looking for one final chance to get them back. They have contacted nearly every loss mitigation company, nonprofit organization, and government agency in the country, all of which have informed them that they do not qualify for any plan currently available to help them get […]

Wage Garnishment and Deficiency Judgment After Foreclosure

Homeowners are often worried about further collection attempts after a foreclosure has been completed. After losing their homes, they worry about seeing their car repossessed, bank accounts levied, or wages garnished. But in most cases, there is little chance of a deficiency judgment or future collection attempts due to the numerous obstacles in the path […]

Foreclosure Auction Occurs but Ownership is Not Transferred?

At the end of the foreclosure process, once all of the notices have been sent and published and the lawsuit has ended, a public auction is held to dispose of the property. This typically called a sheriff sale or trustee sale, and is the event during foreclosure where borrowers’ ownership interest is transferred to the […]

Wage Garnishment Through a Deficiency Judgment After Foreclosure

Homeowners are often worried about further collection attempts after a foreclosure has been completed. After losing their homes, they worry about seeing their car repossessed, bank accounts levied, or wages garnished. But in most cases, there is little chance of a deficiency judgment or future collection attempts due to the numerous obstacles in the path […]

Understanding The Foreclosure Process And Using It To Your Advantage

As most of you probably already know, your mortgage company will not accept your payments during the foreclosure process. The reason your mortgage company will not accept your payments is because they need to either be paid in full for all the arrears, or an acceptable repayment plan needs to be approved. If they accept […]

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