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Florida Short Sales, Deficiencies, and Taxes: Will 2012 Fiscal Cliff Bring End to Income Tax Forgiveness on Deficiencies or Will Florida Short Sales in 2013 Have Forgiven Mortgage Debt as Taxable?

For many months now, we’ve been monitoring the FIT situation for underwater mortgages, as well as those homeowners facing foreclosure, regarding Florida short sales and the current income exclusion from federal income taxes.  In short, back in 2007 a law was...

Florida Bank Reject Your Loan Modification? It Seems to be Happening to Lots of South Florida Homeowners: What’s Up? In Other States, Home Owners Are Suing Banks for Failed Modifications

Sitting in an office where lots of people call on the phone, send emails to us, and come in for a visit — all related to foreclosure issues or underwater mortgages in South Florida, it may well be that we have a different view on things than some other people. ...

Florida 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...

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...