Florida Governor Signs Foreclosure Reform Bill HB 87 Into Law: Constitutional Violations of Due Process and Ex Post Facto Prohibitions Must Be Fought in Florida Courts

| June 11, 2013

Governor Rick Scott sat down at his Governor’s desk on June 7, 2013, picked up his pen and signed lots of bills into law that were sent to him by the Florida Legislature. Rick Scott signed things like the Veteran’s Organizations Bill (SB 390) and the Emergency Medical Services bill (SB 530) into law – [...]

Infographic: US Census Reports Changes 1940 to 2010 in Florida and Rest of the Nation

| May 16, 2013

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Florida Legislature Annual Session Begins Today: Proposed Laws That Impact South Florida Home Owners In a Big Way Are on the Table

| March 5, 2013

Today, the 60-day annual session of the Florida Legislature begins, and the entire country is watching.  The next nine weeks are going to be a very important time for Floridians, especially Florida home owners. Things began with Governor Rick Scott’s State of the State address (read it here) but for Florida home owners and Florida [...]

Florida Bank Reject Your Loan Modification? It Seems to be Happening to Lots of South Florida Homeowners: What’s Up? In Other States, Home Owners Are Suing Banks for Failed Modifications

| November 20, 2012

Sitting in an office where lots of people call on the phone, send emails to us, and come in for a visit — all related to foreclosure issues or underwater mortgages in South Florida, it may well be that we have a different view on things than some other people.  This is not a statistical [...]

Short Sale Fraud in Florida: Florida Sellers and Buyers Both Victims of Short Sale Scams

| June 14, 2012

Short sales are very popular right now in Florida (and the rest of the country), and as we’ve explained in earlier posts, the rising popularity in shorts sales is due in large part to the changing attitude of lenders towards short sales as being a better deal for them than foreclosures. Add to this the [...]