by Larry Tolchinsky | Debt Collection - Mortgages, Deficiency Judgments, Florida Domicile, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage
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... 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 Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue, Real Estate, Short Sales, Underwater Mortgage
More good news from Freddie Mac (FHLMC) (and Fannie Mae (FNMA) this week: both of these mortgage monsters are going to be implementing new policies to help people who are stuck in mortgages that are much higher than the current market value of their homes... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Predatory Lending, Real Estate, Titles, Wrongful Foreclosure
Now, word is spreading around the country about a rising new horror in the Foreclosure Fraud crisis and Robosigning mess, which the country (and especially South Florida) has been reeling from for several years now; the ZOMBIE TITLE. That’s right: the Zombie...