According to the Eleventh Periodic Mortgage Fraud Case Report to the Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Asset Research Institute, LLC 2009, ... Read More
REAL ESTATE LAW
HOME VALUATION CODE OF CONDUCT
Effective May 1, 2009, Freddie Mac no longer purchases home mortgages from sellers that do not follow the Home Valuation Code of ... Read More
CHANGES TO ANTI-DEFICIENCY STATUTES WON’T GO INTO EFFECT
Governor Brewer repealed the changes to the anti-deficiency statute that were set to go into effect on September 30, 2009. The much debated changes ... Read More
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT RULING AFFIRMED
In this case, Berk Law Group, P.C. represented a group of owners of residential units in Northern Arizona. They regularly rented their units to ... Read More
COURT OF APPEALS ALLOWS BORROWER’S SUIT AGAINST APPRAISER
In Sage v. Blagg Appraisal Co., the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision dismissing the buyer/borrower’s lawsuit against the ... Read More
FIRM WINS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CASE
In this case, Berk Law Group, P.C. represented the sellers of three “four-plex” apartment buildings. The buyers, a married couple from California, ... Read More