Apr 29th 2011 @ 5:00PM
Walking away from your underwater home, even temporarily, can have serious consequences. Just ask Willard and Holly Brown, who lost $116,000 by walking away from their house in Clarkston, Wash. The Browns, who owned a home with a filed homestead exemption -- which protects a home from creditors in certain circumstances ... Continue Reading »
Apr 29th 2011 @ 4:00PM
While his dad is busy making headlines of a presidential proportion, Don Trump Jr. continues real estate business as usual in the Trump dynasty. The 33-year-old Trump, pictured at left, is often seen as a set of eyes and ears for his father on "The Apprentice." He took a few moments to tell AOL Real Estate his thoughts on ... Continue Reading »
Apr 27th 2011 @ 3:06PM
Whoopi Goldberg has reduced the price of her partially fenced 745-acre ranch in Vermont. She gave "The View" viewers an exclusive tour of the property back in February 2009, just before she first put it on the market. The home went up for sale on June 19, 2009, for $3.5 million and is now listed for $2.3 million with Arlene ... Continue Reading »
Apr 26th 2011 @ 4:12PM
What happens when you refinance your mortgage, but the mortgage broker doesn't pay off the first loan? Just ask Keon Williams of Milwaukee. Williams came home one day to find the locks on his home changed. Now he and his attorney are fighting to keep Harris Bank -- which acquired the one-story bungalow at a sheriff's ... Continue Reading »
Apr 25th 2011 @ 3:53PM
JPMorgan Chase says it is willing to pay a whopping $56 million to settle the class-action lawsuit brought by 6,000 members of the military who accused it of overcharging them on their mortgages and violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. A judge still has to approve the offer. The case was initially brought by ... Continue Reading »
