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A (Boring) Prognosticator’s Prognostication

Thu May 15, 2014 by on Florida Law News

Roy Oppenheim provides a summary of the current real estate market and where it’s heading the remainder of the year for homeowners. National home prices seem to be rising at a very moderate rate.  As of this month home prices are up 1.56% year-to-date. Last year during this period we were witnessing a 2.1% year-to-date increase.  That’s about a 25% […]

Foreclosure activity reaches 6-year low

Fri May 10, 2013 by on Florida Law News

Written By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY 12:01 a.m. EDT May 9, 2013 and republished in The South Florida Law Blog with excerpts from Roy Oppenheim. Foreclosure activity in April fell to its lowest level in 74 months, but action is ramping up in some states, says a national foreclosure tracker. In April, one of every 905 U.S. housing units received […]

Letters

Tue Apr 9, 2013 by on Florida Law News

The following Letter originally ran in The Florida Bar News and has been republished in the South Florida Law Blog with permission. Foreclosure Legislation We write as members of The Florida Bar and in some cases as members of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section to express our deep concern with the section’s support of Senate Bill 1666 […]

Florida Foreclosure legislation invites bank fraud

Sat Mar 23, 2013 by on Florida Law News

The following Miami Herald article was written by Roy Oppenheim and is being republished in the South Florida Law Blog. Florida proposed legislation – HB 87 and SB 1666 – which backers claim will clear the backlog of foreclosure cases in Florida instead invites bank fraud and creates more problems by putting speed ahead of justice. The backlog is blamed […]