What IS the “S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index”?
Home prices are edging up. At least according to the latest monthly S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released in late August.
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Another Five Ways to Save Your Home through Chapter 13
In my last blog I gave you the first five of ten ways that Chapter 13 allows you to keep your home. Here are the other five.
Ten Ways to Save Your Home through Chapter 13
In my experience the number one reason people choose to file Chapter 13 instead of Chapter 7 is to save their home.
Property Exemptions in Bankruptcy–A Grand Political Compromise
The amount of property you get to keep in a bankruptcy is the result of a 200-year-old Constitutional battle of states’ rights vs. federal power.
Qualifying for the Tremendous Tools of Chapter 13
You may want the fast fresh start of a Chapter 7 case, but sometimes your circumstances scream out for a Chapter 13 instead.
Five Truths about Qualifying for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Not everyone who wants to file a Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” can do so. But most can.
Chapter 7 vs. 13–the Easy Choice, and the Not So Easy
Picking the right Chapter to file can be simple, or it can be a very delicate, even difficult choice.
Luxury Sales–Some Very Tangible Evidence of the Widening Income Gap
Rich Americans are buying again. The rest of us–not so much.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Want Higher Taxes for Themselves
The two richest people in America think they are under-taxed. Do they know what they are talking about?
Does Filing Bankruptcy Affect a Non-Citizens Immigration Status?
Usually not. But in some limited situations the indirect consequences can be huge.