South Florida Law Blog

Is strategic default nearing its peak? Oppenheim Law doesn’t think so. Pointing to recent positive indicators in the economy and real estate market, today’s Daily Business Review poses this question to foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim in today’s Economic Outlook. Signals of stabilization in South Florida real estate include: The Florida Association of Realtors reported May data showing year-over-year increases […]

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 […]

Today’s Daily Business Review includes Roy Oppenheim discussing the possible Florida Supreme Court task force to regulate the process of foreclosure. Read on for the full story.   Florida Supreme Court Task force hopes to standardize management of excessive foreclosures Florida Supreme Court task force on home foreclosures plans to propose uniform case management and design a model mediation program […]

The Daily Business Review’s Terry Sheridan called Oppenheim Law to talk about how loan auditors are becoming a hot commodity in helping homeowners with today’s foreclosure maze. Here is the full story as seen in the May 5th issue of the Daily Business Review. Loan auditors review contracts for mistakes, but critics question usefulness A mid growing efforts to help […]