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Stern & Eisenberg, a regional firm servicing New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and the District of Columbia. A recent decision from the Maryland Court Of Appeals overruled the ...

A recent analysis found that states in the Western region saw the fastest growth of home prices across the country. Which other states joined the Silver State in home price appreciation gains?

The numerous California communities hit hard by recent desolating—and spreading—wildfires can get at least a semblance of relief from Fannie Mae in the form of mortgage assistance, the GSE reminded borrowers in a statement. Under the GSE’s guidelines for single-family ...

The Southern District of Florida (Federal Bankruptcy Court) issued a memorandum opinion addressing two debtors’ proposed chapter 13 plans, both of which included a balloon payment to their respective mortgagees in the final month of the plan. In re: Dora Benedicto, and In ...

A recent study published in Demography, a bimonthly scientific journal from the Population Association of America, analyzed the potential impact of families with children seeking higher education on the rate of foreclosures. Researchers Jacob Faber of New York University and ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released the Foreclosure Prevention Report for May 2018, a monthly update on the foreclosure data resulting from the actions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The data reported nearly 24,211 foreclosure prevention actions completed ...

Young Americans are more interested in homeownership than older millennials, yet they’re wary of purchasing a home according to a report. What is causing them to hold back?

This year, proposals have begun making their way to Congress aimed at helping ease the tight supply and rising prices that are preventing many—particularly low-income Americans—from finding affordable housing. However, Jenny Schuetz, a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Metropolitan ...

Dan Young received a B.S. from Hope College and a J.D. from Vermont Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and Vermont and is a member of the New York Bar Association, with his major areas of ...

In its quarterly filing, the bank admitted to how a computer error caused more than 600 customers to be denied or not being offered loan modifications despite being qualified for them, leading to foreclosures for around 400 borrowers.