What We've Learned from the Real Estate Crisis (So Far)
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Faculty Members:
The real estate market continues to crash. But, since few experts think it has yet to hit bottom, there appears to be more bad news in store for both sellers and buyers of real estate. But, while much of the debate over the issue has concerned broad policy, the impact at ground level also has been significant. This program will assess the legal aspects of the real estate crisis, especially the litigation it has spawned and the legal matters lawyers are handling for clients who are buying, selling, or just trying to hang on to property. Topics will include the spike in foreclosure work (something many people thought was a relic of the Great Depression) and how lawyers are adapting provisions of the recent federal legislation revising bankruptcy law to the current situation. The program also will assess what role, if any, lawyers should have in advising clients on mortgage financing issues and will examine continuing concerns over fraud in the mortgage area.
Duration: 60 minutes
Credit Hours: 1.0 Hours in a 60-Minute State, 1.2 Hours in
a 50-Minute State
Recorded from a live program on July 16, 2008
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