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Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutFlorida 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...
Bank of America Short Sales in Florida: How Bank of America is Promoting Short Sales to Realtors, Buyers, and Borrowers In Lots of Ways. Here’s a Few – Why Bank of America Shouldn’t Replace Your Lawyer.
This month, Bank of America is hosting a seminar for Florida real estate agents to help them get buyers qualified fast and efficiently. If you're interested, it's being held at the Title Express of Weston on October 30, 2012, at Total Wines, 15980 Pines Blvd.,...
Florida Short Sales: New GSE Short Sale Rules from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae – How a Short Sale in 2012 Helps Sellers Now and When They Buy a Home in the Future
Effective November 1, 2012, anyone with a government-sponsored-enterprise (GSE) mortgage home loan that can prove one of the hardships recognized by the federal government may short sell their home even if they are current in their mortgage payments -- and the federal...
In Florida, Homeowners Deciding Between Short Sale vs Foreclosure and When to Buy a Home Again – Things to Consider
Short sales in Florida are a bittersweet option for the Florida home owner in trouble on their mortgage, because by definition the "short" of the sale means the sales price does not cover the amount left on the mortgage and there will be a balance left due and owing...
Florida Foreclosure Defense: California’s Jackmon Case – Suing Bank for Failed Modification Agreement – Claiming the Lender Breached a Contract After Deal Was Made to Lower Mortgage Payments
Another court in another state (besides Florida) is considering claims by home owners that they have suffered damages in a breach of their contract for a modified home loan by their lender under the HAMP program (Homeowner Affordable Modification Program). We're...
Wigod v. Wells Fargo: the Federal Court Case That Allows State Law Claims Against Foreclosing Banks For Failed HAMP Modification
Last week, we posted about how there are lots of foreclosure alternatives out there for Florida home owners fighting against losing their homes - and how alternatives to foreclosure aren't all the same for everyone and how there are many ways to deal with a...
Florida Foreclosure Alternatives: What Are They? Here are 10 Foreclosure Options For Florida Home Owners
In Florida, defending your home or condo against a foreclosure is something that requires a strategy designed specifically for your facts and circumstances. Different strategies should be pondered, investigated, and weighed. Each homeowner may have different options...
When Retirement Gets Zapped Because of Foreclosure: What is Happening to Lots of Florida Seniors – the new AARP Report
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has just issued what it believes to be the first research study in the United States to report on how the Foreclosure Fraud housing crisis has impacted Americans who are 50 years old or older. You can read the...
LPS Report Issued: Florida and the Judicial Foreclosure Process Get Zinged – Could There Be a Hidden Agenda?
There's another new report out on the state of the Florida real estate market, and South Florida home owners -- people in places like Broward County or Miami-Dade -- need to be aware of its findings. The source is Lender Processing Services (LPS) and the name of the...
