Economic Outlook Opens 40th Annual Conference

Edward Coulson, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Director of the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will open the 40th Annual UTA Conference with an ‘Economic Outlook’ presentation. Professor Coulson will provide information and analyses and forecast the economic environment, housing activity, demographics...

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Distressed Asset Servicing and Disposition Panel at Conference

Leading Servicers and Institutional Buyers who invest in distressed properties will participate in an exciting panel at UTA’s 40th Annual Conference. ‘Distressed Asset Servicing and Disposition’ will be led by Wes Iseley, Senior Managing Director, Carrington Investment Services; John Vella, Chief Revenue Officer, Altisource, and Matthew Fulton, Chairman, MRAP, LLC,...

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Irony In Funding Affordable Housing

Michael Belote, Esq.

Like so much in life, including nonjudicial foreclosures, the legislative process in California moves from a series of deadline to deadline. During the first part of the year, the end of February deadline is to have new bills introduced for the year.

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Nevada Requires Posting within 5 Days of NOS

A new law, signed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, adds the following posting requirement after recording the TDUS: “Within 5 days after recording the trustee’s deed upon sale, the trustee or successful bidder, whoever recorded the trustee’s deed upon sale pursuant to subsection 10, shall cause a copy of the...

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FHA Issues New Reverse Mortgage Rules To Keep Non-Borrowing Spouses in Homes After Surviving Borrower Dies

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced changes to its reverse mortgage program designed to keep non-borrowing spouses in their homes after the last surviving borrower dies. Earlier this year, FHA issued guidlines that allows FHA-approved lenders to delay foreclosure proceedings against non-borrowing spouses in the event of the death of...

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