Florida Condo Owners: When Owners Can Go Directly to Court and File a Lawsuit and Not Be Forced to Mediation or Arbitration For Claims Against A Condo Board or Association

| May 21, 2013

South Florida Condo Ownership is Different Than Owning a Single Family Home For those looking into buying a Florida condo, as well as those who own a condominium either as their home or as an investment property, one of the key considerations in this type of real estate ownership is the reality of dealing with [...]

Florida House Passes “Foreclosure Reform” Bill HB 87: Travesty of Justice for Florida Home Owners and Florida Borrowers – Here’s Why

| May 7, 2013

The proposed “foreclosure reform” legislation that failed last year, got revamped, and was proposed again this year to be made into new Florida law has been a big concern for foreclosure defense attorneys and advocates for Florida home owners. We’ve been monitoring House Bill 87 as it has been making its way through the Florida [...]

Zombie Titles in Florida and the United States: What They Are, and How Zombie Titles Hurt Home Buyers and Home Owners, and Ways to Protect Against Zombie Titles

| January 10, 2013

Now, word is spreading around the country about a rising new horror in the Foreclosure Fraud crisis and Robosigning mess, which the country (and especially South Florida) has been reeling from for several years now; the ZOMBIE TITLE. That’s right: the Zombie Title, similar to the earlier warning we gave about the Zombie Note scare [...]

Florida Closing Costs: What They Are and Will the Bank Pay Them in Your Florida Home Loan Closing?

| July 17, 2012

As Florida’s real estate market continues to be complicated and chaotic – thanks to all the robo-signing and Foreclosure Fraud crises, in no small part – lenders hopefully will be looking at real estate closing costs.  It’s not a new idea for banks to pay closing costs in an effort to get a home loan [...]

Florida Real Estate Market: Are Florida Home Owners About to See a Better Residential Real Estate Market? Is Now the Time to Buy or Sell? Not Without Legal Advice.

| April 26, 2012

Florida real estate owners and home owners throughout the Sunshine State are very, very concerned about their real estate values: not only where they have been and where they are now, but where they will be in the future.  Media stories about real estate prices and foreclosure numbers are therefore very important to a lot [...]