South Florida Law Blog

It appears that President Obama’s idea that federal bankruptcy judges will be given the authority to modify mortgages is picking up steam. Actually, judges already have such authority to modify mortgages balances, including modifying the principal balance… but only in commercial bankruptcies. Thus, while it may take a few more months, it is now a likely scenario that if you […]

OK… so where is the silver lining to the news today that home sales are up but home prices are still falling like a rock? Well… first of all, we at least are seeing signs of a return to a rational market where appraisers can actually tell you what a house is worth today. Last year because there were not […]

OK… so I go to court on Tuesday morning for what is called motion calendar. That is where you get maybe unto 5 minutes of face time with the Judge. We were there to move to dismiss a foreclosure for numerous procedural or due process grounds: including the fact that the note was lost and then assigned without recorded proof […]

I guess what struck me most yesterday was the knowledge that I was watching and in some ways participating in the largest collective activity in the history of mankind. By all accounts more people watched and attended the Inauguration than any other worldwide event – including the Super Bowl and the Olympics! So the question is why? Sure, we all […]

Welcome to the first post of the Oppenheim Law Blog, focused on South Florida foreclosures. We started this blog to keep you up to date on newsworthy legal topics, such as Florida foreclosure law, internet ventures, and personal injury law. Our Florida law professionals will give advice on how these topics affect you and how you should respond. The general […]