Mon Feb 22, 2021 by Oppenheim Law on Real Estate & Real Estate Law
Pandemic House Buy without Performing Due Diligence Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions that many make considering the purchase price. Unlike buying goods at a store, houses are not returnable. As a result, one has many factors to consider before making a home purchase—and should not simply rush into such a purchase. The Role of the Pandemic […]
Mon Feb 15, 2021 by Oppenheim Law on Foreclosure Law & Loan Modification
The COVID-19 pandemic has created two distinct real estate market forces. One involves what will happen once the mortgage forbearance relief programs end while the other involves the current housing boom. While no one can negate the seriousness of the pandemic, there are those that liken the real estate market as “A Tale of Two Cities”: for as many of […]
Wed Jan 6, 2021 by Oppenheim Law on Foreclosure Law
Originally posted on dbr DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW by Rachel Lean A longstanding dispute over whether homeowners should be able to collect attorney fees after defeating a foreclosure lawsuit with a lack of standing defense has finally been resolved at the Florida Supreme Court. It’s a ruling that opens the door for countless Florida homeowners to recover legal fees from banks and lenders who sued them and […]
Mon Dec 28, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Coronavirus
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 On December 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the COVID-19 $900 billion relief bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, that Congress passed on December 21,2020. What does this new legislation do? This legislation adds $300.00 to extended weekly unemployment benefits and provides more than $300 billion in aid for small businesses. It also provides […]
Sun Dec 27, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate & Real Estate
What will homes of the future look like? While it remains to be seen, the trend is that sustainability and technology will have a tremendous impact as to how we will build and equip our homes. Some of these trends have emerged as a result of the pandemic, others were already in the making. Regardless, homes of the future will […]
Thu Dec 17, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate
Since the pandemic began, relocating to Florida has accelerated. In fact, since 2014, Florida eclipsed NY, becoming the third largest state in population behind Texas and California. People are leaving the Northeast and relocating to Florida particularly for the climate and because Florida just so happens to be one of only seven states with no state income-tax. Why Florida? Prior […]
Tue Dec 15, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Uncategorized
Dear Friends: This holiday season we look to 2021 with a sense of hope and optimism. With the pending distribution of a vaccine, we are encouraged that the worse of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us and will be, ultimately, an eventual memory. Someone recently asked me what lessons I have learned from 2020. While the pandemic presented challenges that […]
Thu Dec 10, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Real Estate
As home purchasers have experienced, home prices have remained incredibly strong during the pandemic due to increased demand and low supply. Several reasons are attributable to this housing boom. One, “work-school culture” has changed. The division between work and school being outside of the home blurred as more and more of us were able to work from home and schooled […]
