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August 23, 2012 Davis Law Group

On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced in a news release that Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac are issuing new guidelines that will make the short sale process easier

August 14, 2012 Davis Law Group

Maybe – it depends upon the precise language of the contract.  Most standard real estate contracts contain the following provision:  “Settlement to be on or before ______________ (‘Settlement Date’).”   So the question becomes

August 8, 2012 Davis Law Group

[dropcap4 variation="red"]M[/dropcap4]y last blog post focused on how title to real estate passes after death of the property owner.  This post will focus on the power to sell real estate after death.  The

July 12, 2012 Davis Law Group

[dropcap4 variation="red"]T[/dropcap4]he transfer of real estate at death can be a confusing and frustrating process.  Often times the heirs and beneficiaries of the decedent’s estate are left with numerous questions: How does the

July 11, 2012 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed" align="left" title="Estate Planning"]/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Elderly-walking-away-e1342018822849.jpg[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]L[/dropcap4]ast week we received a call from one of our clients whose father had died recently.   When she came into the office and provided the Will for our

June 7, 2012 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed" align="left"]/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MP900289531-e1339074851901.jpg[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]F[/dropcap4]or some reason we don't often think about Wills, Trusts or Powers of Attorney, or about making sure that the things we own or are responsible for are going to

May 23, 2012 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed" align="left" title=Asset Protection]/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CruellaDevillepose_jpg-150x150.png[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]H[/dropcap4]ow can I keep my son's wife from getting his inheritance?  Its funny but during the course of most discussions between husbands and wives involving the distribution of

February 1, 2012 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="left" title="Chair on Dock"]/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Rocking-Chair-at-Beach.jpg[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]I[/dropcap4]t's not uncommon for friends or business partners to get together and purchase a piece of investment property or even a vacation home with the idea of

December 2, 2011 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="right" alt="James Dean"]/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/James-Dean-changed.png[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]J[/dropcap4]ames Dean was a Hollywood icon and one of the most famous men in the world when he died at age 24.  Success was easy for Dean and

December 1, 2011 Douglas Davis

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="left" alt="Marilyn Monroe"]/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Marilyn-Monroe-crop.png[/image_frame][dropcap4 variation="red"]A[/dropcap4] lot of us remember Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood icon and the subject of all kinds of speculation about her life, both personal and as an actress. She