For nearly three years, one of the rapidly developing areas of California foreclosure law has focused on whether a borrower has “standing” to challenge a wrongful foreclosure based on defective ...

The California Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp. that a homeowner has standing to bring a wrongful foreclosure action after a completed nonjudicial ...

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When you prepare to purchase a home, you'll usually find an avalanche of paperwork you must complete. A deed of trust is one document you should not sign without understanding its implications. In a ...

A deed of trust is used in over half of states instead of a mortgage. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

As a homeowner, you may use a deed to transfer ownership or take out a loan on your property. There are several different types of deeds that you may use, but two of the most common are grant deeds ...

For most Americans, buying a home is simply too expensive to do with cash. If you’re considering becoming a homeowner, you’re likely thinking about what it takes to get a home loan from a mortgage ...