Once again, Kelly Anbach, a whiz on the internet and inspector in Hinsdale, IL, has found something of interest that I’d like to share. There is a conference […]
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Will unwanted McMansions lead to blighted communities?
After a wonderful vacation in Canada (which never got as crazy with bad loans as the U.S. did), I’m back at the computer. Time magazine has an interesting […]
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Foreclosures Climb Along with the Unemployment Rate
This does not bode well for reducing the number of foreclosed properties anytime soon now that the foreclosures are spreading to regular mortgages due to the owners’ loss […]
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Tips on Dealing with Vacant or Abandoned Property
The National Vacant Properties Campaign has an interesting summary of different approaches being taken around the country regarding vacant and abandoned property. You can find the summary at […]
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The Trouble with Loan Modifications
Remember how I’ve mentioned before that it’s hard to find the actual lender for these securitized loans because thousands of investors actually can own a mortgage on a […]
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Getting Lenders’ Attention
John Caywood from Ft. Wayne, writes: I am one of the authors of the City of Fort Wayne’s minimum housing ordinance. When there is a violation on a […]
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Collapse in commercial market
Should inspectors be worried about foreclosures involving commercial property? This article in the August 1, 2009 edition of The Economist suggests that this will be the next area […]
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Cities with the most home foreclosures
RealtyTrak has just released a study charting the cities with the most home foreclosures. You can find it at: http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/PressRelease.aspx?channelid=9&ItemID=6965 The Sun Belt is the hardest hit.
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Foreclosure Dilemma
I was in Peoria teaching Legal Aspects this week and met lots of enthusiastic inspectors eager for tips on how to more effective at enforcement. One of the […]
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Firefighters and Vacant Structures
I just returned from St. Louis and Kansas City, MO after teaching the Legal Aspects of Code Administration class. I came across an interesting article in the St. […]