South Florida Law Blog

Governor Rick Scott speaks this morning telling everyone in the evacuation area to evacuate immediately. Concerned about storm surge and hurricane force winds at 125mph Scott says, “No one should take any chances.” With Hurricane Mathew (Track Hurricane Matthew Here) having the potential to become a historical category 4 hurricane, everyone at Oppenheim Law and Weston Title wish and pray […]

A few years back a good old friend of mine, Sheldon Cohen, former commissioner of the IRS under President Johnson and chief counsel under President Kennedy, told me over lunch in DC that the whole problem with the collapse of the rule of law  during the mortgage foreclosure crisis with the banks is that if they were allowed to get […]

The following Sun Sentinel  article  is republished with approval including excerpts from Roy Oppenheim, Oppenheim Law.  While Smoke BBQ Fort Lauderdale was attracting big crowds after Michael Mayo, dining critic raved about its smoked pastrami sandwich last month, co-owner Scott Kennedy was sleeping overnight in the restaurant because of a percolating business dispute that threatened to suddenly shutter the eatery.

The following article was originally written by Samantha Joseph in the Daily Business Review on August 19, 2016 with excerpts by Roy Oppenheim, Oppenheim Law –

Virtual “Keep Out” Sign: U.S. Government Expands Attempts to Scare “Secret Buyers” This past January, we featured a post explaining a new order issued by the United States Department of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), where it began cracking down on secret real estate buyers in certain parts of the U.S., which included Miami-Dade County.   The Geographic Targeting Orders […]

Despite rising rental rates and property values in Miami’s ‘artsy’ Wynwood District coupled with an assumption that residents may not be worried about the Zika Virus having the ability to bridge its way into their neiborhoods, report shows another side to the epidemic. On Monday, Palm Beach County reported their first case of locally-acquired Zika virus which probably has many […]

Is this how the real estate bubble starts anew? With interest rates at historically low rates, Fifth Third Bank (5/3 Bank) is joining the growing list of mortgage lenders that are featuring low down payment mortgages. Except, Fifth Third Bank is now offering – for qualified borrowers – a mortgage with zero down payment! 

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