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Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutFlorida Foreclosure – Beware Banks Not Providing Proper Cancellation of Note (the “Zombie Note”): More Widespread Violations of Florida Law
Here in Florida, we have a snowball that just keeps rolling along, getting bigger and bigger: the national spotlight is finally noticing a big problem that Florida real estate attorneys representing Florida home owners in things like foreclosure defense and short sale...
Florida Illegal or Nonconforming Home Conversions Are Growing Problem: Florida Home and Condo Buyers Should Know Risks of Buying Home With Illegal Improvements
Last Update: 02/24/16 The reality that Florida real estate is in a Wild West situation is known by most professionals in the real estate industry -- but it just keeps getting more wild it seems. Now, there is a growing problem with illegal home conversions - which...
Florida Homes Foreclosed by Federal Government Become Rentals: FHFA Invites Landlords in Pilot Phase of New Fed Program While Congress Asks FHFA to Start Working With Underwater Homeowners
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the federal agency that regulates the housing market in this country, is going to begin selling homes that have been foreclosed upon by Fannie Mae to vetted investors in certain parts of the country now, as part of its test...
Future of Florida Deficiency Judgments on Florida Home Mortgages – Will New Laws Limit or End Bank’s Ability to Sue for Unpaid Mortgage Balance?
This week, the proposed Florida Fair Foreclosure Act got one step closer to becoming law when the Florida State Senate Judiciary Committee okayed the foreclosure bill. In the near future, the Florida Legislature should be voting on this proposal and you can track the...
Florida Legislature Proposed Law HB319 Hurts Home Owners and Home Buyers – Here’s Why
Across Florida, and particularly in South Florida, condominiums and homeowners' associations are having to deal with problems that arise when a condo owner defaults on his or her condo mortgage. One of those problems is the growing amount of unpaid assessments and...
Florida Home Owners Need to Know This About the Attorneys’ General National Settlement Agreement on Foreclosure Fraud
More on the big news this week on Florida foreclosures. After all, there are many things to consider as a Florida homeowner or Florida mortgage holder with this new Attorneys General - Bank Foreclosure Settlement. Here are just a few of them. First things first, it...
Bank Foreclosure Fraud Settlement with the State Attorneys General: How Much Trickles Down to Help South Florida Homeowners? Not Much.
The joint task force investigating foreclosure fraud by banks and mortgage servicers in this country, which brought together the top attorneys for each state in the country, i.e., their Attorneys General, has made a settlement deal according to a news release by the...
Lawsuit Alleges Massive Appraisal Fraud or Appraisal Negligence By Florida’s Largest Home Insurance Provider
There's big news coming out of Florida this week about phony real estate values (again): a big lawsuit has been filed claiming that Citizens Property Insurance Company has been inflating real estate values in the replacement value of homes so they can charge the...
Florida Home Owners: Beware the Foreclosure Rescue Company or the Friendly Mortgage Modification Company – There Are Lots of Scam Artists Out There
It's sad but true that all too often home owners already facing the stress and difficulties of becoming delinquent in their mortgage payments and facing the consequences of that delinquency - losing their home, their credit rating, dealing with bill collection...
10 Things to Know About Mortgage Debt Collectors and Florida Short Sales, Florida Foreclosures, and Florida Home Loan Modifications
In Florida, countless home owners are facing the lose of their home to foreclosure because they can't continue to make their mortgage payments due to lost jobs, medical expenses, and other life events. Other home owners have mortgages that are much, much larger than...
