BLOG VIEW: Over the past decade, California courts – both state and federal – have struggled with the question of whether, and to what extent, a lender or loan servicer could be liable for negligence handling a borrower’s loan. Nowhere has this struggle been more aggressive than in connection with loan modifications.
The California Supreme Court, in a hotly contested case – for which Wright, Finlay & Zak was pleased to submit an amicus
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
This article is featured in the 2023 edition of the Appraisal Buzz Magazine. Some other features we have in our magazine include Buzztoon comics, as
Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
