Liens with respect to real estate are claims against your home for unpaid debt. Your mortgage is generally considered a form of a lien, as are second mortgages, home equity lines of credit and home ...

A property lien can be either general or specific and voluntary or involuntary. A mortgage lien is a specific, voluntary lien. The priority of the liens on a property determines which debt will be ...

Liens with respect to real estate are claims against your home for unpaid debt. Your mortgage is generally considered a form of a lien, as are second mortgages, home equity lines of credit and home ...

Lenders, unfortunately, are confronted with the situation in which the validity or priority of a mortgage is challenged based on a prior mortgage not being paid off due to acts ranging from simple ...

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Buying a home is one of the largest financial moves most people ever make, and unless you have enough cash to purchase a ...

Imagine this. You’re ready to put your house on the market and find out there’s a lien on it. All of a sudden, you have to postpone the process so you can overcome the hurdles that are required for ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Durham homeowner had a mortgage mess despite paying off their mortgage years ago when they discovered there was still a lien on their property. "It was like $75,000, they said ...

“Yes, you can sell a home with a mortgage — it’s extremely common,” said Debbie Calixto, sales manager at mortgage lender ...