If you lost your home to foreclosure and your lender sold your home, you may think that you are finally free from your monthly mortgage payments – but that isn’t always the case. In fact, your lender may be able to legally make you pay the rest of your mortgage through a deficiency judgment against…
The New Jersey eviction moratorium expired on November 15, 2021. What does that mean for New Jersey homeowners who have had foreclosure judgments against them? At the start of the pandemic, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 106 which halted all evictions in the state. That Order had the effect of also halting all foreclosure sales….
With the end of the CARES Act and the inflow of foreclosures estimated to happen throughout the end of this year and next, more and more homeowners will be searching for a solution to avoid foreclosure. Unfortunately, this crisis gives rise to schemes and scammers that try to take advantage of homeowners going through foreclosure. …
If you have received a Notice of Intent to foreclose or are already facing foreclosure then you’re probably wondering if you need a lawyer for foreclosure defense. While you can of course try to deal with your mortgage servicer and bank on your own, an experienced mortgage foreclosure attorney can greatly relieve the stress of…
With the CARES Act forbearance coming to an end, foreclosures are estimated to be at an all time high and with this “wave” of foreclosures, millions of families will lose their homes. Our country hasn’t seen anything like this since the Great Recession. Maybe you are one of those millions of people anticipating these changes…
Just because you’ve received foreclosure papers, doesn’t mean that you’re out of options. Foreclosure is a legal process that provides rights for both sides involved, which means that homeowners have as many rights during the foreclosure process as lenders do. If you’ve been recently served notice of a foreclosure, you’re probably feeling at a loss…
As a homeowner, you may be wondering what to do when you get served with foreclosure papers. Like many others, you might be tempted not to respond to the Notice of Intent (NOI), but that’s actually one of the worst things you can do. Unfortunately, many homeowners don’t know what they should do after receiving…
The 2020 pandemic harmed homeowners all over the country, making it hard for them to stay up-to-date on mortgage loans. In fact, the United States hasn’t faced a housing market like this since the Great Recession. Foreclosure filings have been on hold because of pandemic protections that stopped foreclosures from happening and allowed special forbearance…
The federal government moratorium on foreclosure filings is going to end soon. It is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2021. I think it is going to be extended again for a few months. But don’t get fooled, no matter how long the federal foreclosure moratorium is extended, foreclosures are going to start right away…
Don’t get played. Mortgage servicers who are obligated to award CARES Act forbearance are facing what they perceive to be an existential crisis. If enough people demand their rights under the Act, the servicers will be faced with a MASSIVE annual hit because for the next year for everyone in forbearance the servicer has to…