Call us Today at (954) 458-8655

Florida Short Sales, Deficiencies, and Taxes: Will 2012 Fiscal Cliff Bring End to Income Tax Forgiveness on Deficiencies or Will Florida Short Sales in 2013 Have Forgiven Mortgage Debt as Taxable?

For many months now, we’ve been monitoring the FIT situation for underwater mortgages, as well as those homeowners facing foreclosure, regarding Florida short sales and the current income exclusion from federal income taxes.  In short, back in 2007 a law was...

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

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. ...

Florida Strategic Defaults: Attitudes Are Changing and Strategic Defaults on Underwater Mortgages May be On the Rise in Florida – Why You Need a Lawyer in a Strategic Default

Last week, TIME Magazine’s Martha C. White wrote an article asking the following question, “Is the Stigma of Ditching Your Underwater Mortgage Fading? ” and the conclusion reached in that piece shouldn’t be much of a surprise to most anyone...

Federal Housing Finance Agency Pushes Banks to Go After Home Owner Borrowers for Deficiencies: October 17 Report Wants More Revenue to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac From Deficiency Collections

Watch out: yesterday a new report was released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FNFA) that finds mortgage bank agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac  could increase their revenue by aggressively going after collection of deficiencies on home loans and on...

Florida Short Sales Success: Home Owners Need to Be Smart and Shrewd in Short Sale Strategies to Get to Closing Before December 31, 2012: Don’t Get Burned in the Fever

Last Update: 02/24/16 With pressure building to get short sales done before the end of the year (when the tax exemption for deficiencies expires), it’s becoming more and more important to help buyers find Florida short sale properties as well as helping sellers...

Broward County, Florida Is Number One in the Country in Foreclosures Being Filed – What Florida Borrowers Should Know About Foreclosures in South Florida and Broward County

The latest statistics have been compiled, and our neck of the woods is making the news again.  Just as the State of Florida hits the top spot for foreclosures in the United States, Broward County is first in the state for foreclosure filings. 858 Days to Foreclose in...