Posts Tagged ‘FL foreclosure defense’

Watch us on CBS4 Tonight: Al Sunshine Reports on Florida’s Foreclosure Fiasco

Friday, May 6th, 2011
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Foreclosure or loan modification? Banks say foreclosure; homeowner says loan modification. CBS4 interviews foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim for the CBS Miami news broadcast tonight at 11:00 ET. Oppenheim, along with Chief Consumer Investigator and “4 Your Money” host Al Sunshine discuss the current Florida foreclosure crisis, focusing on why banks would rather foreclose on your home than consider a loan modification.

Oppenheim and Sunshine come together again to discuss the depths of the South Florida foreclosure crisis. In the below clip, the pair examine the dismal real estate climate in Florida last summer:

No stranger to fighting the banks, foreclosure defense attorney and award-winning legal blogger Roy Oppenheim specializes in helping families fight foreclosures, while using his South Florida Law Blog to openly decry fraudulent foreclosure practices and ask: Why isn’t Wall Street in Jail? Veteran investigative reporter Al Sunshine has received numerous honors for his reporting, including the Miami Police Department Accuracy and Fairness Award (1976), the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers Media Award (1991) and the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association Award (1992).

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Oppenheim Law Looks Back at “The Year of Foreclosure” + Ahead to Florida Foreclosure Defense in 2010

Monday, December 28th, 2009
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As I write this, I’m preparing for a two-week trip to South America with my family (packing my bags now). By the time you read this, I hope to be relaxing and enjoying the opportunity to reconnect and recharge.

But first some last words for the year…

It’s hard to believe the South Florida Law Blog is now approaching its one-year anniversary!

When Oppenheim Law unveiled the South Florida Law Blog, not even my own wife, kids, sibling or in-laws would subscribe. When I wrote, it seemed only to be for the invisible search engines that provide little substantive feedback.

But slowly, ever so slowly, YOU started subscribing. Oppenheim Law’s early readers commented frequently, as did our Facebook fans. You all pushed our Florida foreclosure defense team, supported Oppenheim Law and gave me more encouragement than I ever deserved or expected. In fact, it was never me that propelled the blog but the cutting-edge subject matter and helpful content. Now we have thousands of online subscribers and it’s growing every day.

Throughout 2009, Oppenheim Law found ways for families facing Florida foreclosure to stay in their homes, even against the most improbable odds. My recent appointment by the Florida Bar to a committee that addresses Florida foreclosure-related issues is a testament to the collective efforts of Oppenheim Law’s foreclosure defense team. At first, our foreclosure defense attorneys considered ourselves the underdog. But now, with so many other attorneys emulating Oppenheim Law’s tactics, the playing field is becoming a little more balanced.

The banks and our public officials in Washington undeniably let us down. They demonstrated unbelievable hypocrisy in bailing out the largest financial institutions with taxpayer money while expecting families to fashion their own bailout. The U.S. Treasury looked the other way when the very bankers who caused the crisis were paid multi-million dollar bonuses with tax payer funds, while folks underwater and unemployed continued to drown. And through it all, Washington looks on and takes political contributions from the banks. Sometimes, I think Washington is just fiddling as Nero did while Rome burned to the ground.
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Posted in Florida foreclosures, Florida Law News, Florida real estate, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure Workshop, Roy Oppenheim | 2 Comments »

Oppenheim Law’s Top 15 FL Real Estate Lessons of 2009

Friday, December 18th, 2009
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As a foreclosure defense and real estate attorney at South Florida’s Oppenheim Law, I witnessed striking developments in the Florida real estate and legal landscape throughout this year. As 2009 comes to a close, the blogger in me decided to reflect on a year that we’ll never forget.

In 2009, the United States experienced presidential history and remarkable scandals and unbelievable Ponzi schemes costing in the billions but Oppenheim Law believes 2009 will forever be tied to memories of bank failure, economic collapse and more than 3.8 million foreclosures from coast to coast.

Practicing Florida foreclosure defense taught me times of trouble bring with them lessons learned and opportunities to be had, so without further adieu, here are Florida Attorney Roy Oppenheim’s 2009 Foreclosure Lessons:

1. Credit scores are like cigarette smoking. At one time you thought both were good for you.
2. The world has turned upside down; only folks who previously had good credit scores are in foreclosure.
3. Everything your mother taught you about always paying your bills on time is wrong: If you do, you will disqualify yourself from a short sale or mortgage modification.
4. The American Dream of home ownership is now the American nightmare.
5. Renting is in Vogue. The American Dream changed from home ownership to renting: It’s cheaper; more affordable and less risky.
6. Possession remains nine-tenths of the law. If you are in foreclosure stay put. Do not move out.
7. Prove it! Make the banks prove they own your note. Many times the banks are clueless who owns their note.
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