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Sneak Preview: ABC’s + ‘D’ for…Deflation by Roy Oppenheim

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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On location in Boston, Real Estate Attorney and Legal Blogger Roy Oppenheim talks about the real estate market and what to expect from the new deflationary economy.

Tune in Wednesday night. Oppenheim highlights the new rules homeowners need to learn in a Back to School Workshop.

What: ABC’s and D for Deflation Foreclosure Defense Workshop

When: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 – 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Who: Learn the new way of thinking for a new economy! Homeowners facing foreclosure or underwater mortgages, real estate professionals, buyers and sellers

Where: The Oppenheim Law Online TV Channel

Or come in person

2500 Weston Road, Suite 404, Weston, FL 33331

Cost: Free with advanced registration

RSVP: To register email roy@oplaw.net or call 954.384.6114

Oppenheim Law will broadcast September’s Foreclosure Workshop online through the Oppenheim Law TV Channel. Participants are invited to ask questions and comment on the presentation through chat or Oppenheim Law’s Twitter account @OPLaw. For more details see the Oppenheim Law Website.

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Posted in Florida foreclosures, Florida real estate, Florida short sales, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure Workshop, Loan Modification, Roy Oppenheim, strategic default | 5 Comments »

Back To School: Learn the ABC’s and D for Deflation? Foreclosure Defense Workshop Streams Live from Oppenheim Law News Channel

Thursday, August 26th, 2010
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The housing news reports existing home sales fell sharply in July, declining for a third straight month, as the effects of the expired homebuyer tax credit continued to add turbulence to the housing market. Consumers are now clearly entering into a new economic era where homes are no longer an appreciating asset. Oppenheim Law teaches Florida homeowners the latest legal strategies of foreclosure defense including strategic defaults, short sales, deeds in lieu and deficiency judgments.

Florida Real Estate Attorney and Legal Blogger Roy Oppenheim discusses the current deflationary economy and what new rules homeowners need to learn. Getting rid of devaluing assets (like a home) and conserving cash is a strategy Oppenheim discusses in his real estate workshops.

What: ABC’s and D for Deflation Foreclosure Defense Workshop

When: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 – 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Who: Learn the new way of thinking for a new economy! Homeowners facing foreclosure or underwater mortgages, real estate professionals, buyers and sellers

Where: The Oppenheim Law Online Stream

Or come in person

2500 Weston Road, Suite 404, Weston, FL 33331

Cost: Free with advanced registration

RSVP: To register email roy@oplaw.net or call 954.384.6114

Oppenheim Law will broadcast September’s Foreclosure Workshop online through the Oppenheim Law Strategic Default Channel. Participants are invited to ask questions and comment on the presentation through Oppenheim Law’s Twitter account @OPLaw. For more details see the Oppenheim Law Website.

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Posted in Deed in Lieu, Ellen Pilelsky, Florida Law News, Florida real estate, Florida short sales, Foreclosure Workshop, Roy Oppenheim | 4 Comments »

Sun-Sentinel: Foreclosures Jump 77 % in Palm Beach County, Oppenheim Says Expensive Mortgages Going into Default More Frequently

Monday, August 16th, 2010
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The Sun Sentinel’s real estate writer Paul Owers noted RealtyTrac Inc report last Thursday that foreclosure filings spiked last month in Palm Beach County as a backlog of pending cases abruptly moved through the court system.

The county had 3,759 homeowners in some stage of foreclosure in July, up 77 percent from June and 42 percent from a year ago. Palm Beach County had the 11th-highest foreclosure rate of Florida’s 67 counties.

Foreclosure defense attorney and legal blogger Roy Oppenheim told the Sun Sentinel he is noticing expensive mortgages going into default more frequently.

“This is like the second shoe dropping,” he said. “A lot of people with higher incomes have been seriously, seriously hurt.”

Want to learn more about mediation and foreclosure? Join Oppenheim Law for our free monthly foreclosure defense workshop the first Wednesday of each month and check out the entire Sun-Sentinel foreclosure story in the Oppenheim Law Newsroom. Find Oppenheim Law on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute real estate news.

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Posted in Florida foreclosures, Florida Law News, Florida real estate, Foreclosure Defense, Sun Sentinel | 1 Comment »

Daily Business Review: Roy Oppenheim Applauds Investigation on Filing Faulty Foreclosures

Friday, August 13th, 2010
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Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has issued subpoenas to three South Florida foreclosure law firms seeking detailed financial, client and employee records.

McCollum’s economic crimes division is investigating the Law Offices of David J. Stern of Plantation, the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson of Fort Lauderdale and Shapiro & Fishman of Boca Raton and Tampa for possible unfair and deceptive actions in handling foreclosure cases.

Florida attorneys including foreclosure defense attorney and legal blogger Roy Oppenheim questioned the timing of the investigation, suggesting it was politically motivated by McCollum, a Republican candidate for governor. In a Mason-Dixon poll taken only a week ago, McCollum trailed by 6 points – 31 percent to 37 percent.

“Why didn’t he do this two years ago?” Oppenheim asked. “He knows the allegations have been out there. He knows complaints have been made. I think the timing is a little off. I’m thrilled he’s doing this, but I would have preferred he do this one-and-a-half years ago. Many people who didn’t have attorneys didn’t have the support of his office.”

Oppenheim also wishes McCollum would extend his investigation to lenders and mortgage holders for filing faulty foreclosures.

“He’s investigating the law firms, but he should be investigating the banks,” Oppenheim said. “He should also be looking into banks trespassing onto peoples’ properties. The law firms are the scapegoats. I see them as pawns.”

Check out the entire Daily Business Review article in the Oppenheim Law Newsroom

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Posted in Daily Business Review, Florida foreclosures, Florida Law News, Florida real estate, Foreclosure Defense, Roy Oppenheim | 4 Comments »

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