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The Homestead Exemption Cap

March 4, 2016 by Chris Kane

Bankruptcy law sets a maximum dollar amount of protection for your recently-bought home, but this really applies only to certain states.   Our last blog post a couple days ago was about protecting retirement funds in bankruptcy. Today’s is about protecting your home, specifically if you bought ... Read More »

Filed Under: Asset Protection, Real Estate Tagged With: exemptions, home equity, homeowners, homestead, property exemptions, real estate

Upcoming Increase in Federal Property Exemptions

February 26, 2016 by Chris Kane

The federal exemptions are nudging up about 3%. But that only matters if you are allowed to use them, and are higher than your state ones.   States with Access to the Federal Exemptions This blog post is not for everyone. It’s only for the residents of 19 states—Alaska, Arkansas, ... Read More »

Filed Under: Asset Protection Tagged With: assets, exemptions, homeowners, homestead exemption, property exemptions

A Fresh Start by “Stripping” Your Second Mortgage

January 25, 2016 by Chris Kane

Stripping your second mortgage could give your home the very best fresh start by saving you a tremendous amount of money.   If You Can’t Afford the Monthly Payments on Your Home Last week we compared three ways to save a home in which you’re behind on your mortgage payments: ... Read More »

Filed Under: Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: home equity, home mortgage, homeowners, secured creditors, stripping second mortgage, stripping third mortgage

A Fresh Start with a Mortgage Modification

January 18, 2016 by Chris Kane

Mortgage modification may reduce your monthly payments but not likely reduce your balance owed. So it costs less short-term, not long-term. Quick Definition A mortgage modification is a permanent restructuring of one or more of the terms of the mortgage intended to make it more affordable on a ... Read More »

Filed Under: Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: home mortgage, homeowners, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, mortgage modification, second mortgage stripping

Chapter 7 and Chapter 13–Too Much Equity in Your Home

October 26, 2015 by Chris Kane

Most homeowners contemplating bankruptcy have their home equity protected by their homestead exemption. If not, consider Chapter 13.   The Homestead Exemption Throughout the U.S. people filing bankruptcy have the equity in their homes protected by homestead exemptions. A property ... Read More »

Filed Under: Asset Protection, Real Estate Tagged With: home equity, home mortgage, homeowners, homestead exemption, property exemptions, protecting property

Making Sense of Bankruptcy: Does Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Better Protect Your Home?

August 24, 2015 by Chris Kane

Although either kind of bankruptcy will stop an approaching foreclosure, which one should you choose?   Today’s blog post is summarized by this sentence: Generally, file a Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” if it buys you enough time, and otherwise file a Chapter 13 ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Real Estate Tagged With: home mortgage, home sale, homeowners, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, property taxes

Making Sense of Bankruptcy: Protecting Your Home from Foreclosure with the “Automatic Stay”

August 21, 2015 by Chris Kane

Either Chapter 7 or 13 will stop a foreclosure, even if your lender unintentionally or purposely proceeds with the foreclosure sale.   Here’s a one-sentence summary of today’s blog post: Bankruptcy’s “automatic stay” will stop a foreclosure, forcing your mortgage ... Read More »

Filed Under: Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: Foreclosure, home mortgage, home sale, homeowners, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders

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