by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure
Last week, an Administrative Order was issued by the Chief Judge for the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida that will have a huge impact on Florida home owners and South Florida borrowers dealing with foreclosure... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against Florida homeowners – and for the foreclosing banks – in Roman Pino v. the Bank of New York. The opinion came down on February 7, 2013, and you can read the entire thing online at Google Scholar. Pino... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Rescue, Loan Modification, Real Estate, Underwater Mortgage
In Florida, when considering foreclosure issues, most discussions relate to first mortgages. However, there are many, many homes here in Florida that have more than one mortgage, and these “second mortgages” are now getting some well-deserved attention in... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure
Today, RealtyTrac is making the national news again with its report that the State of Florida has more than twice the number of foreclosure actions as any other state in the country. According to its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for January 2013 (released this... by Larry Tolchinsky | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Force Placed Insurance, Foreclosure Rescue, Local Lawyers, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage
Across the country, there’s lots of positive feedback about Fannie Mae’s “HomePath for Short Sales” where any Fannie Mae-owned home loan can be escalated by the realtor – and once this happens, Fannie Mae people enter the transaction to... by Larry Tolchinsky | Appraisal Fraud, Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Wrongful Foreclosure
There’s a proposed law being pushed up in Tallahassee once again this year that aims to end Florida’s long-standing judicial foreclosure process, and this year it seems to be gaining strength, though it died a pretty quick death in its earlier version last...