by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser, REO (Real Estate Owned), Short Sales
When money gets tight, it’s smart to find ways to keep costs down, right? Whether you are a bank or an Average Joe home owner in Florida these days, it’s smart to be frugal in keeping up your property as well as undertaking improvement projects. Problem... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Closings, Florida Condominium Law, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate
Last Update: 02/24/16 The reality that Florida real estate is in a Wild West situation is known by most professionals in the real estate industry — but it just keeps getting more wild it seems. Now, there is a growing problem with illegal home conversions... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Real Estate
There’s big news coming out of Florida this week about phony real estate values (again): a big lawsuit has been filed claiming that Citizens Property Insurance Company has been inflating real estate values in the replacement value of homes so they can charge the... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Closings, Florida Law, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate Appraiser
Last Update: 02/24/16 Sometimes, the easiest way to understand something is to consider one example. In the case of appraisal error, a recent news story about a phony and fraudulent New York home appraisal really helps to make things clear. In many instances,... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate
Appraisal fraud is a big, big problem both in Florida and across the country. Now, it may be that this hole in the dam that is ForeclosureFraud may start to get fixed — there seems to be some movement towards fixing appraisal fraud and appraiser negligence....
