The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that a St. Croix County Circuit Court judge got it right when he awarded attorney fees to a New Richland lawmaker and businessman.
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DOJ sues property company
The state Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging a South Carolina company tricked Wisconsin residents into renting uninhabitable properties.
Read More »High court: Condo policy violates foreclosure law
The state’s highest court on Friday found that a Lake Geneva condominium association’s policy involving certain assessments violated established foreclosure laws.
Read More »Senate sends ‘zombie homes’ bill to Walker
The state Senate has sent Gov. Scott Walker a bill that Milwaukee officials contend will impede their efforts to lay so-called "zombie homes" to rest.
Read More »Requiring lenders to sell after foreclosure would ward off ‘zombie’ properties
Foreclosing plaintiffs should be compelled to bring abandoned properties to sale because judicial economy requires it and because failure to do so causes municipalities and taxpayers to suffer adverse, unfair and unjust consequences.
Read More »Court decision sets foreclosure sale precedent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday could speed up the sale of abandoned foreclosed properties across the state.
Read More »Ex-foreclosure king arrested for fraud
A Pewaukee man described as the one-time king of foreclosures, along with his adult son, were arrested Monday morning on federal fraud charges that stem from a construction project he oversaw in Waupan.
Read More »7th Circuit judges demand attorney defend herself against possible sanctions
The 7th Circuit didn’t mince words Wednesday when it said it was “troubled” by a Madison lawyer’s conduct in a mortgage case.
Read More »Beware when shopping at bankruptcies
Bankruptcy cases can provide valuable opportunities for bargain shopping.
Read More »Despite ‘incompetence,’ Court of Appeals rules for foreclosure lender
As Wisconsin slowly pulls itself out of the real estate doldrums with the rest of the country, state courts’ dockets are teeming with property owners struggling to stay in their homes.
Read More »Judge rejects stay on Racine hotel eviction order
The attorney for a woman who ran up a $29,000 bill at a hotel in southeastern Wisconsin says a judge has denied his request to stay an eviction and his client can be kicked out any time after Thursday morning.
Read More »State’s homeowners to get piece of foreclosure settlement
More than 14,000 Wisconsin residents will be receiving money from a national foreclosure settlement.
Read More »Attorneys general want more safeguards on foreclosures
By Marcy Gordon AP Business Writer Washington — Iowa’s attorney general is predicting it will be several months before reaching a deal with five big U.S. banks to change the foreclosure system, compelling lenders to modify more struggling homeowners’ loans. Iowa’s Tom Miller is a leader of the negotiations with the banks by the 50 state attorneys general and federal ...
Read More »Foreclosure auction canceled: Attorneys, judges worry about fallout from public notice
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department abruptly canceled Monday's scheduled sale of 159 homes in foreclosure.
Read More »Foreclosure ruling could wreak ‘havoc’
Boston - A recent decision from Massachusetts' highest court could impact courts across the country and lead to a flood of overturned foreclosures, exacerbating the mortgage mess.
Read More »Cicchini on sentencing; Sullivan on foreclosures
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Read More »Bauer on risk factors; Goodwin on confirmation in foreclosures
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