by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Local Lawyers, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure
The wait may be over: foreclosure filings in Florida are on the increase, according to two top industry watchers, and this may mean that Florida banks are gearing up to foreclose on lots of home owners who have been setting in their homes for many months, waiting for... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Law, Florida Probate, Florida Wills, Life Estate Deeds, Local Lawyers, Trusts
Last Update: 02/10/16 It is true that Florida probate lawyers compete with online will services and companies that publish generic forms for Last Wills and Testaments. Some of those who will be reading this article will respond with a knee-jerk reaction that any... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Local Lawyers, Real Estate, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure
Right now, Florida’s governor (along with Florida bankers) are moving to change Florida’s system of foreclosing – which currently happens when a lawsuit is filed in the local courthouse – to that of “nonjudicial foreclosures” where... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Condominium Law, Florida Corporations, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Foreclosure Fraud, Home Loan Fraud, Loan Modification, Local Lawyers, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage, Wrongful Foreclosure
Today, another federal report was released, this time from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: seems that mortgage delinquencies are rising again. Which means that many people are not making that monthly mortgage payment. As the Wall Street Journal... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Local Lawyers, Real Estate, Wrongful Foreclosure
Here in South Florida, odds are high that you or your neighbor or your friend have your home mortgage with Bank of America. Why? Bank of America holds not only mortgage notes that Bank of America made with its customers, but also mortgages made awhile back by... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Loan Modification, Local Lawyers, Real Estate, Short Sales
According to Moody’s Investors Service, short sales of homes that are at risk of foreclosure (called “distressed properties’) grew to 25% of all liquidations of distressed properties by mid-2011, which is a big jump from two years ago when they were...