by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate
South Florida is a beautiful place – but it can be a dangerous place, too, during hurricane season. Insurance claims were especially high after Hurricane Andrew hit here in the Miami area, and many private insurance companies simply refused to cover Florida... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Foreclosure Fraud, Security Deposits, Wrongful Foreclosure
A foreclosure is not the end of the world for the family that has lost their home to the bank in a foreclosure proceeding. That family can still have a new home, except it will be one that they will be renting instead of owning. Now, they will be dealing with... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Rescue, Real Estate, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage
In a successful short sale, the seller and the mortgage lender have reached an agreement, either as part of foreclosure defense negotiations or in underwater mortgage loan modification talks, to allow the home to be sold in an arms length third party transaction. ... by Larry Tolchinsky | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Foreclosure Rescue, Loan Modification, Real Estate, Underwater Mortgage
In Florida, foreclosure defense involves dealing with the court system: a lawsuit is filed at the local courthouse, with the home owner being named as a foreclosure defendant. The home owner is given the right, with the Court’s assistance, to fight the... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Homestead, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure
In this week’s Sarasota Herald Tribune, there’s an interesting and important interview by reporter Tom Lyons of Florida Foreclosure specialist April Charney. (You can read the complete interview here.) You may recognize her name: as an attorney at... by Larry Tolchinsky | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Home Loan Fraud, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser, Short Sales
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...
