Fri Aug 12, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
What do disgraceful lawyers and Pinocchio have in common? In the 1940 Disney animated version of the old Italian fable, a fairy tells Pinocchio that if he wants to become a real boy of flesh and blood he must prove himself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and able to tell right from wrong by listening to his conscience. Pinocchio […]
Tue Aug 9, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News & Loan Modification
From Urban Legend to Reality: Ocwen Offers Serious Principal Reduction Meaningful principal reduction used to be an urban legend compounded by scamsters. And until recently, Florida homeowners were probably more likely to spot Bigfoot than find a lender willing to forgive a significant portion of their residential first mortgage through a loan modification. But earlier this month, Ocwen Financial Corp. […]
Mon Aug 8, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
On July 23, the law allowing the FAA to collect aviation taxes expired due to stubbornness between the houses of Congress. The expiration cost the government between $25 and $30 million dollars a day in lost revenue and 4,000 FAA workers were furloughed until the impasse was resolved Friday. Or so we thought. On Friday following the announcement of the […]
Sun Aug 7, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News & Florida Real Estate
Rumors are spreading about a new tax on real estate that is part of President Obama’s healthcare law. The new tax, which has been dubbed a real estate “sales tax,” has a lot of misinformation out about it. For example, many blogs such as the Spokesman Review accuse the new law of imposing a 3.8% tax on the sale […]
Thu Aug 4, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
Excellent… excellent… excellent video! Sometimes it takes an outsider to reflect a true mirror upon us. Just like when De Tocqueville described Americans and America over 150 years ago, Al Jazeera English made a poignant video describing where we went wrong and the consequences of these decisions. The richest 1% of US Americans earn nearly a quarter of the country’s […]
Wed Aug 3, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
Is homeownership still an important part of the American dream? That’s what Oppenheim Law set to find out in the latest social media-driven poll on its Facebook fan page. The results leaned toward favoring home ownership as part of the classic U.S. lifestyle. But there could be new rules for the American Dream in the future. Jody Cohen believes home […]
Mon Aug 1, 2011 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law News, Florida Real Estate & Roy Oppenheim
South Florida Law Blog’s Roy Oppenheim says we’re not out of the woods yet! A second wave of Florida foreclosures will hit in the third quarter of this year, Florida Double Dip? Foreclosures, Zombie Foreclosures, Fraud-closures from Oppenheim Law on Vimeo. Oppenheim Law Predictions: Government programs such as unemployment benefits as well as the reduction in payroll tax benefits are […]
