Wed May 25, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Foreclosure Defense & Roy Oppenheim
The South Florida Law Blog believes it will be at least 2016 before Florida’s housing market fully recovers, but a new study shows many Americans are far more optimistic. The results are in, and it appears the majority of those surveyed believe 2012 will be the magic year for the housing market. Trulia and RealtyTrac recently polled 2,034 U.S. adults […]
Tue May 24, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law News, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Defense & Roy Oppenheim
As a tribute to Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday today, his song “The Times They Are A-Changin” captures the spirit of the social and political upheaval happening in today’s Florida courts. Despite a swollen pipeline of more than half a million pending foreclosure cases, Florida’s appellate courts are starting to send a clear message that banks will not succeed in trampling […]
Tue May 17, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Bank Fraud, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud & Roy Oppenheim
Wall Street corruption blurs the lines between good guys and bad guys as this week’s headlines bubble to the top. Unbelievably guilty in the court of public opinion. Now ultimately guilty in a court of law. The conviction of Galleon hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam on all 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud is a prime example of rampant […]
Mon May 9, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate & Roy Oppenheim
It’s an understatement to say that homeowners have had it up to here with banks and the foreclosure process. Those caught up in the wake of the foreclosure crisis often see the banks as heartless and just out to make a buck. Some feel like what the banks have done to the American homeowner is criminal. And they just might […]
Sat May 7, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate & Foreclosure Defense
Orlando’s got the Florida real estate Magic and Miami has the Heat! Reports are in that Miami and Orlando are dragging Florida out of recession, but for now only Orlando is performing above its economic weight class. The Miami Herald reported this week that while Orlando represents just 14 percent of Florida’s 7.2 million-person workforce, it accounts for 46 percent […]
Fri May 6, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law News & Florida Real Estate
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 […]
Thu May 5, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
As Florida real estate slowly pulls itself out of the foreclosure fraud files; there is finally a government agency standing up to the bully of banks! The IRS. Last week, Reuters News Service published an exclusive article exposing yet another way the banks have been defrauding taxpayers. This time it wasn’t directly through improper lending practices, robo-signing or bad assignments […]
Fri Apr 29, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure Fraud & Roy Oppenheim
Financial Times Headline: Caution urged on US bank foreclosure fines Who gets the golden ticket? We all remember the deserving Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka. In the end, Charlie gets the Chocolate Factory and the golden ticket. This week’s Financial Times writer Tom Braithwaite reported a story: Caution urged on US bank foreclosure […]
