This case exposes students to the ethical and legal issues property owners face during eminent domain proceedings in an environment of downward spiraling housing prices (see Exhibit 1 - Federal Housing Finance Agency US house prices index). To date, current federal and state eminent domain laws...

The economic crisis gripping the United States began when large numbers of homeowners defaulted on poorly underwritten subprime mortgage loans. Demand from Wall Street seduced mortgage lenders, brokers, and other players to churn out mortgage loans in extraordinary numbers. Securitization, the...

The work evaluates the Lagos State Mortgage and Property law 2010 as it impacts the administration of Mortgage transactions in the State. In enacting the law, Lagos State has the objective of encouraging the growth of mortgages in real property and for the acquisition of consumer loans for...

This paper discusses a series of ECJ judgments on national mortgage enforcement proceedings in light of the Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts. According to the Court, national courts must be able to provide interim measures suspending mortgage enforcement proceedings, thereby...