Real property law
Pipeline Proselytizing and Eminent Domain
In the rural town of Polk, Nebraska the local preacher is also a land agent for Trans Canada. If the soft sell from the Baptist preacher doesn’t convince residents to give the oil company rights to their land the possibility of taking it by eminent domain might.
Foreclosure Filings Fell Three Percent in 2012
Housing industry analyst RealtyTrac released its 2012 Year-End Foreclosure Market Report today. In it is a bit of good news: There was a three percent drop in foreclosure filings in 2012 compared to 2011. The report also noted the shift in the parts of the country seeing the most foreclosure activity. There was an increase […]
What the Mortgage Settlement Means for the Housing Market
On Thursday the government approved a $26 billion settlement for homeowners who’ve been foreclosed upon or are currently at risk. Approximately two million Americans will get a $1,800 settlement check, which is a lot of people but not a whole lot of money: the Joint Economic Committee of Congress found that the average foreclosure in […]