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Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutWhat is Happening With Foreclosures in South Florida Real Estate Right Now? Are We Still in a Big Mess? – Consider These Reports
How is the Florida foreclosure market doing right now? Some are reporting optimistic viewpoints - we're out of the woods, they claim: everything is getting better every day. Meanwhile, for those working with Florida homeowners and Florida borrowers in the current...
What Happens When Out of State Homeowners Who Owned Florida Real Estate Face Bank Collection Efforts in Their Home State (or Country) Because of a Florida Foreclosure Judgment?: Domesticating Judgments
For those who live outside of the State of Florida but who own or owned Florida real estate subject to foreclosure, the possibility of that foreclosure's deficiency judgment being collected in your resident state is real. Florida Deficiency Judgments Have Five Year...
FHFA Refinance Report Released Today: Over Half of Florida Refinances Done Through HARP in Janaury 2013
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its January 2013 Refinance Report which provides information on loan modifications and refinancing during the first month of this year, not just through the federal HARP option for homeowners (Home Affordable...
Loan Modifications Are About to Get a Lot Easier: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Toss Out the Paperwork in New “Streamlined Mortgage Initiative” Program Debuting July 1
Last Wednesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced big changes for those seeking to modify their home loans: for loan modifications of mortgages connected to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, things are going to be much easier in a few months. Weeks,...
FHFA Cracks Down on Force Placed Insurance: Finally, Florida Home Owners Have Federal Support Against Scandalous Force-Place Insurance Policies
Yesterday, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Edward DeMarco released news from FHFA that is great news for many financially-strapped Florida home owners who are fighting foreclosure: finally, federal action is doing something about the force-place...
Underwater Mortgages in Florida and the United States: New CoreLogic Negative Equity Report Reveals Slow Recovery for Home Owners with Underwater Mortgages
Underwater: it's a scary term for many real estate owners here in South Florida, and it's a major concern for many who pay their mortgage payment each month, knowing full well that the amount on the home loan is so much greater than the current value of the home...
5 Tips When Selling “For Sale By Owner” In Florida
Last Update: 11/3/19 Across the country, more and more home owners are opting to sell their homes themselves instead of working with a realtor or real estate agent to help them get their home sold. Why? One of the biggest reasons is demand: with the tight inventory...
Florida Housing Market Still in Dangerous Waters: Florida Home Owners and Florida Home Loan Borrowers Should Remain Wary and Watchful
Florida home owners with underwater mortgages as well as Florida borrowers and Florida home buyers interested in short sales are all watching the Florida real estate housing market carefully. When something like the latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Index on national home...
Florida Legislature Annual Session Begins Today: Proposed Laws That Impact South Florida Home Owners In a Big Way Are on the Table
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 the...
Florida Short Sales Target of Federal and State Legislation: New Proposed Laws to Help Florida Home Owners Trying to Short Sell Their Home
Florida home owners fighting foreclosure, and foreclosure defense attorneys, and Florida lawyers helping with short sales for that matter, may need a bit of good news after dealing with the ramifications of the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Pino v. Bank of New...
