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Real Estate Law Update: Investors Purchasing at Foreclosure – Take Care in Handling Personal Property Left at the Property.

Today I am posting about a Court of Appeals case decided on April 25, 2017 – Suzor v Kamlay Foreclosed Property = high risk/high reward. Real estate investors are always wary of the many pitfalls when purchasing property at foreclosure. I’ve previously posted on problems when someone is still occupying the Property after foreclosure. The latest case talksContinue reading “Real Estate Law Update: Investors Purchasing at Foreclosure – Take Care in Handling Personal Property Left at the Property.”

A few days ago Governor Snyder signed into law 21 Bills, including Senate Bills 588 and 560 that abolish a surviving wife’s dower right. The measures are now Public Acts 489 and 490 of 2016. This is good news since dower right is a relic of the past, sometimes referred to as an “inchoateContinue reading “Real Estate Law Update: Recently Enacted Michigan Legislation Abolishes Dower Right.”