Thu Oct 15, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate & Uncategorized
The notion of climate change, specifically rising seas, affecting coastal homes and properties within Florida is not necessarily novel. We have been addressing this issue for some time, raising the question of how coastal flooding may impact the housing market in general. Yesterday, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Sun-Sentinel all reported the same story: Florida […]
Mon Aug 24, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Real Estate
The real estate market is booming amidst or perhaps due to the Coronavirus. Home sales surged in the past couple of months, indicating how the pandemic is reshaping our notion of “home”. During the lockdown at the outbreak of the virus, we all stayed at home and were able to consider our physical home space. Now, with social distancing in […]
Fri Jun 14, 2019 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate & Real Estate
Over the past several months, there has been extensive media coverage of the current trade tensions between the United States and China. While the idea of the world’s two most powerful economies butting heads with each other makes for an interesting headline, it’s important to understand what exactly has been happening and how it might affect the South Florida real […]
Fri Mar 22, 2019 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures & Real Estate
While I would be the last person to want to be called “Chicken Little,” it is still important that I continue to serve as a messenger for the disparate factual analysis that indicates that the real estate market is clearly slowing and that may well be a harbinger for the entire economy. In fact, just yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced […]
Thu Apr 20, 2017 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
It bothers me every day that the cost of going to college has increased eight-fold from when I went to school – that’s right 800% – yet work-study wages have only doubled from the time I mopped floors and loaded dishwashers. What does that say about affordability in general? And particularly, one’s ability to pay for housing. With the March […]
Tue Dec 6, 2016 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
The following article was written by Paul Owers Sun Sentinel and republished in the South Florida Law and Legal Blog with excerpts and opinion from real estate defense attorney Roy Oppenheim, Oppenheim Law – Weston, FL Summary: The Florida Supreme Court has declared that where a first foreclosure lawsuit is dismissed voluntarily or involuntarily by the court, such dismissal does not trigger the […]
Fri Apr 1, 2016 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
Oppenheim Law Legal Update as of 3/31/2019: Who knew the Wall Street Journal subscribed to the South Florida Law Blog! We anticipate that investors with large deposits will need legal counsel to devise legal strategies regarding walking away from these deposits. Watch on Periscope with Roy Oppenheim, partner discussing the impact on South Florida Real Estate: Cheap Oil, Weak Stocks and […]
Wed May 20, 2015 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
The following segment was originally shown on “Investigations” by Tony Pipitone on NBC6. In an exclusive interview, Roy Oppenheim, real estate defense attorney explains the complicated issues surrounding the 5-year-statute-of-limitations in foreclosure cases; for many, a housing dilemma that has become the focus of the entire country. More than five years after Florida courts were inundated with foreclosure cases, some […]
