South Florida Law Blog

After reviewing the recent numbers for 2009 published by RealtyTrac, nothing is “just right” and won’t be for some time. With foreclosures on the rise in 2009, the new “three bears” to hit the market have nearly doubled the number of foreclosures this year, and the trend will not be ending anytime soon. The highest growth in the foreclosure market […]

You can make a difference! Take action and make your comments to this report that can be found at http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/pub_info/foreclosure.shtml Comments must be submitted on or before October 15,2009 to e-file@flcourts.org Or you can read Roy Oppenheim and the law firm of Oppenheim Law’s comments concerning the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Below is a copy of the official comments from Roy […]

In today’s New York Times (10/9/09) the lead story in the Business section is: “In Trial Phase, Mortgage Bills Fall for 500,000. Is that supposed to be good news or news at all? I am not sure. I guess it depends on whether you think the glass is half full or half empty. The reality is that by now the […]

As discussed today in the Daily Business Review (see article below), the Third District Court of Appeals criticized a Miami Dade circuit judge for extending a foreclosure by one month. In essence, the Court reversed the judge’s opinion by stating that a courtroom is no place for compassion! While it is inappropriate for an attorney to criticize the appellate court […]

Sadly, a great many people who face foreclosure in Broward County do not seek legal advice before going to court. In fact, only a 2 or 3 percent of folks in foreclosure do. If everyone faced with a foreclosure obtained counsel, the whole foreclosure system would come to a grinding halt. That is in fact no different from if 100 […]

Watch this insightful video on how we got to where we are just from one year ago…. Wall Street, One Year Later The Times’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Gretchen Morgenson and Joe Nocera recount the events of the weekend that Lehman Brothers failed and discuss the lessons learned from the financial crisis…

You can run but you can’t hide from Florida’s deficiency judgments….
While it’s now well accepted that 98% of Florida homeowners in foreclosure are just walking away and putting their head in the sand, it is now becoming apparent that while these folks can run, but they probably can’t hide.

If you missed last weeks real estate workshop, Roy Oppenheim discussed the current Florida real estate market and offered tips for homeowners to stay above water. Roy offers a free foreclosure defense and real estate workshop on the first Thursday of every month, so make sure you check it out or send your friends next time around. See below for […]