Posts Tagged ‘deed of trust’
Court Can Force Property Seller To Sign Deed
Question: Last month we signed a contract to buy a Mesa home. Even in the last 30 days, however, prices in Mesa and other parts of the southeast Valley have skyrocketed. Everything is ready for the closing of this Mesa home, but the seller refuses to go to the title company to sign the deed…
Read MoreArizona Prefers Deeds of Trust Over Mortgages for Home Loans
Question: In Arizona a deed of trust is used rather than a mortgage for a loan secured by a home or other real property. Other states, such as our home state of Massachusetts, use mortgages rather than deeds of trust. Is there an Arizona law that only deeds of trust must be used? …
Read MoreBorrower Not Notified of Trustee's Sale
Question: Two years ago, I let my brother and his family stay in my house in Cottonwood. Instead of paying rent, my brother agreed to make the mortgage payments. Although I knew he was having trouble recently making some of the payments, my brother kept promising me he would bring the mortgage current. He…
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