Paperwork for Sarah Palin’s Ariz. home problematic

Talk about a puff piece - what exactly is the problem? The article doesn't say. If there are any outstanding liens, etc., it was Palin's realtor's responsbility to get those right. And if Palin is buying on a foreclosed home to get it cheap (is that what she's doing?) well... that's what people these days are doing, if they have the money.

BostonHerald.com: Paperwork for Sarah Palin’s Ariz. home problematic

Should Sarah Palin be worried about the banking industry’s “robo-signing” scandal?

You betcha, South Essex County Register of Deeds John O’Brien says.

O’Brien, who’s taken on the mortgage industry over alleged paperwork problems, recently had the title on Palin’s new $1.7 million Arizona home analyzed to draw attention to the robo-signing crisis.

An expert who conducted a free review of public land records covering Palin’s new home found more than a half-dozen paperwork problems, including two robo-signed documents.

O’Brien said the paperwork flaws pre-date Palin’s ownership of the place by years and mostly involve a previous owner who fell into foreclosure.

“Through no fault of her own, Sarah Palin has become a victim like thousands of others across the country,” said O’Brien, a Democrat. “It just goes to show you that no one is immune to this type of fraud and irresponsible behavior that these banks participated in.”

A spokesman for Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, did not return messages seeking comment.

Again, how is Palin a victim here???? The article doesn't say what the problem is. Anyone who has bought a house knows that there's all sorts of red tape involved. Seems like the Boston Herald just wanted to print an article about Sarah Palin and blame the banks instead of the homeowners who bought the house even though they couldn't afford it.