Carol M. Kopp edits features on a wide range of subjects for Investopedia, including investing, personal finance, retirement planning, taxes, business management, and career development. Doretha ...

If you’re falling behind on mortgage payments — or thinking about buying a distressed property — you may be wondering: What does pre-foreclosure mean? Simply put, pre-foreclosure is the early warning ...

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according ...

Carol M. Kopp edits features on a wide range of subjects for Investopedia, including investing, personal finance, retirement planning, taxes, business management, and career development. Doretha ...

anely Sandoval’s calling to be a pre-foreclosure peacemaker started when she was in high school. “My mom and stepdad went into pre-foreclosure,” said Sandoval, a real estate agent and investor who ...

Answer: Apparently too tough for many, perhaps most mortgage servicers. There could be an article at least once a week making this point and case law examples would still not approach being exhausted.

When you fall behind on mortgage payments, your lender may eventually take your home to recoup the loss. But that won’t happen right away. Lenders must follow a series of steps that start with ...

In his Foreclosure Litigation column, Bruce Bergman discusses the recent decision in 'HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Shah,' where the defendant argued that the foreclosing plaintiff failed to demonstrate ...

Nathan Berman, the man with a (conversion) plan, is facing the threat of foreclosure at one of his Financial District sites. The special servicer of a $265 million securitized loan filed a ...