LAW OFFICE OF D.L. DRAIN

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 Phoenix, AZ 85015

Phone: 602.246.7106

Fax: 602.249.1969

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Real Estate Articles, Links and Discussion Groups

The information in these articles may not be correct, the law changes.



Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs."

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 

 

  1. REAL ESTATE ARTICLES

    General Real Estate

    Real Estate Articles

    Real Estate FAQ

    Real Estate Law

    Real Estate Forms

    Trustee Sales

    Forcible Entry & Detainer

    Title Issues

    Default Issues

    Lending Issues/Mortgage Fraud/Foreclosure "Rescue" Scams

    Homeowner Association Issues

    Landlord - Tenant Issues

    Foreclosure, Trustee Sale, Tax Lien Issues

    Miscellaneous Real Property Issues

     

  2. REAL ESTATE LINKS

    Agencies, Departments and Organizations

    General Real Property Information

    Real Property Forms

    Real Property Laws

    AAR Forms (Arizona Association of Realtors) includes Spanish translations.

     

  3. REAL ESTATE DISCUSSION GROUPS

REAL ESTATE ARTICLES

 

  TITLE ISSUES:

  1. Common Forms of Title, by Bob Ciancolo

  2. What is a Beneficiary Deed? by Susan M. Ciupak and Joshua Forest

  3. Who Pays What?  A Guide to Closing Costs, by Rose Jones

  LENDING ISSUES:

  1. Mortgage Fraud/Foreclosure "Rescue" Scams

  2. Licensing and Regulatory Audits of Mortgage Brokers and Mortgage Bankers, by Michael T. Denious

  3. Predatory Lending - brochure from the Arizona Attorney General's Office

  4. Title 15, Section 1639 - Home Ownership and Equity Protection Law (HOEPA)

  5. Something Every Consumer Should Know About Applying for a Home Loan - Your Name is being sold by the credit bureau.  Includes Opt out link.

  DEFAULT ISSUES:

  1. Sue on the Note or Foreclose on the Property - what is the difference? by Stephanie Wilson

  FORECLOSURE, TRUSTEE SALE, TAX LIEN ISSUES

  1. Trustee's Sale Process, Diane L. Drain, Founding Chairperson of the Arizona Trustee's Association

  2. Arizona Trustee's Sales and Bankruptcy, Diane L. Drain

  3. Investing in Post-Trustee Sale Properties, Diane L. Drain

  4. How Does a Lender Start a Trustee's Sale? FORM for our lender's use

  5. Sue on the Note or Foreclose on the Property - what is the difference? by Stephanie Wilson

  6. Buying Tax Liens: Not an Entirely Gold Plated Investment, by Chris McNichol

  7. Tax Lien sales winner for county (but not investors), by Mike Fimea, Arizona Business Gazette, February 19, 2004, volume 124

  HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION ISSUES:

  1. Enforceability of Home Owners Association Regulations, by Stephanie Wilson

  2. Home Owners Association Lien Foreclosure, by Jonathan Olcott

  3. Home Owners Association Covenant Enforcement, by Jonathan Olcott

  4. Discrimination in a Home Owners Association, by Jonathan Olcott

  5. Limitations on Rules and Regulations in Homeowners Associations, by Jonathan Olcott

  LANDLORD - TENANT ISSUES:

  1. Landlords: Cover Your ASSets, by William Gibney

  2. Landlords: Access Your Property, by Andy Hull

  3. Landlords: Lease Option Problems, by Andy Hull

  MISCELLANEOUS REAL PROPERTY ISSUES:

  1. Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9: Important Revisions Become Effective July 1, 2001, by Don Miner

  2. General and Special Powers of Attorney, by Bob Ciancolo

 


 

REAL ESTATE LINKS
 

Legal Resources - Real Property (realty, trustee sales, FED and foreclosures)

Arizona School of Real Estate

Real Estate Recovery Fund

Arizona Banking Department - complaint form poor servicing of escrow/title agency

Arizona Department of Real Estate

eFanniemae - designed for lawyers involved in lending, mortgage brokering, mortgage-backed securities and debt securities.    Complete library of downloadable forms and documents, regular news updates, information on mortgage products and services.

Fannie Mae - the nation's largest source of home-mortgage funds. 

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency Site.  General guide before and after disasters, National Flood Insurance, US Fire Admin, official forms.

Freddiemac.com - created by Congress, supports home ownership by purchasing mortgages and repackaging them into securities.  Useful current and historical prime mortgage rate information, downloadable documents and library of mortgage instruments, organized by state.

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  federal banking laws and regulations; full text of publications and articles, survey of important federal laws related to banking; statistical reports on banks and banking.

HUDCLIPS, is HUD's official repository of policies, procedures, announcements, etc. 

Fannie Mae - the nation's largest source of home-mortgage funds. 

HomePath - a consumer site that operates as a companion to its main page, provides information on buying and refinancing homes and tools to help locate a lender or mortgage. 

US Department of Housing and Urban Development resources for home owners and  professionals

ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law

Arizona Residential Landlord - Tenant Law Guide - University of Arizona

Mexico Real Estate Law: an Overview - 1997 Gerrit M. Steenblik, Arizona State Bar Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law
Resources for Real Estate Practitioners

Tax Lien Foreclosures - article by Mark Manoil, Phoenix attorney

General Arizona Forms - another law firm site
General Forms - Findlaw index of forms
General Forms - Findforms

Arizona real property laws - Title 33
Beneficiary Deeds 33-405.

Trustee Sales

Judicial Foreclosure

Agreement for Sale

Forfeiture

Forcible Entry and Detainer

REAL ESTATE DISCUSSION GROUPS

 

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