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Amazon Stirs Controversy With “Hire a Realtor” Feature Fresh off Amazon’s “biggest day ever” for their third annual Prime Day event, shoppers may have seen a peek of a “Hire a Realtor” page on Amazon’s website. While Amazon has since removed the page for unknown reasons, it has caused a rattling in the real estate world as many try to […]

Though the country faces new challenges in 2017, the South Florida real estate market looks good long term. Buying a home is still one of the most important investments you can make and that holds true in the current South Florida housing market. Prices for homes in South Florida are still relatively low and have yet to reach the levels […]

As very few probably know, including myself until recently, the House of Representatives has passed an early holiday gift for taxpayers concerning real estate.  It is also expected that the Senate and President will follow suit in the near future. Ironically; however, it is too little, too late.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is facing heavy lobbying from both sides of the fast-track foreclosure bill that arrived on his desk this week.

This post by Roy Oppenheim was originally published in Yahoo! Homes and is being redistributed on South Florida Law Blog with their permission. Recently, we won a court victory against one of the nation’s biggest financial players. Our client, who had a $2.5 million mortgage, stopped making payments after the bank forced placed insurance on the home, even though he […]

The last thing I want to do is scold a judge. But once again foreclosure judges down in Miami-Dade are resorting to old habits, and there is no way I can stand by idly and let the rule of law be trampled on. Because the rocket docket has risen from the grave and returned to South Florida. Don’t believe me? […]

Maybe it is because foreclosures were merely a blip on the radar during the presidential election. Maybe it is the fact that the home prices are looking healthier than they have in years. Regardless, some people have been lulled into a false sense of security about the state of foreclosures here in South Florida. To my amazement, I will get […]

A version of this blog was originally published on Yahoo! Homes and is being republished on South Florida Law Blog with their permission. As a real estate attorney, I’ve had plenty of prospective clients come to my office after being served with a foreclosure notice. It is safe to say they are usually not in a good mood; they are […]