Mon Dec 28, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Coronavirus
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 On December 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the COVID-19 $900 billion relief bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, that Congress passed on December 21,2020. What does this new legislation do? This legislation adds $300.00 to extended weekly unemployment benefits and provides more than $300 billion in aid for small businesses. It also provides […]
Fri Oct 30, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Business & Florida Foreclosures
Dear Friends: I hope that you are well during these challenging times. As many of you know, from the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, our law firm and title company sponsored a free weekly webinar, Zoom at Noon, providing insight as to emerging legal and real estate issues due to COVID-19. For 30 consecutive weeks, until our first grandchild was […]
Thu Aug 20, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Bankruptcy, Business & Coronavirus
What will be the impact of a “K Shaped Economic Recovery” on Real Estate? Topic What will be the impact of a “K Shaped Economic Recovery” on Real Estate? A K-shaped recovery highlights the divergent experiences of individuals with coronavirus, where white-collar workers are able to work from home, while essential workers have to report to a physical location. What […]
Sun Mar 8, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate & Great Recession
Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest rates in modern U.S. history this past week due to the fears that the coronavirus is weakening the U.S. economy. Usually, lowering mortgage rates stimulates home sales. However, with “breaking news” daily reporting a worsening coronavirus epidemic may ultimately lead to home buyers staying at home rather than actively going out to look […]
Wed Feb 19, 2020 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Real Estate & Real Estate
As the election season starts, the United States is starting to wonder who will be able to lead and help this country the most. But little do they know that this person could be him/herself, and everyone else contributing to the record high multitrillion dollar personal debt. Breaking Records Bloomberg reported, quoting a report from the Fed, that household borrowing increased […]
Mon Jun 23, 2014 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
Repeatedly I am asked what my thoughts are about the implications of the situation in Iraq as it relates to the U.S. economy and the real estate market. While I nor anyone has a crystal ball, I do believe that there are certain logical implications that we can extrapolate from the Iraq crisis. Specifically, it appears with energy prices spiking that […]
Tue Jun 10, 2014 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
As the Florida real estate and general economy are improving, with average sales prices increasing, the number of foreclosures dropping and unemployment also increasing a funny thing happened as we continue through this recovery: re-foreclosures are up. Re-foreclosures you ask? That’s right. A re-foreclosure is when the bank for whatever reason dismissed the first foreclosure or in some cases homeowners […]
Wed Jul 17, 2013 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
The following article was written by Roy Oppenheim, Esq. for the South Florida Law Blog. The late comedian Henny Youngman was known for his rapid-fire, one-liners – and is probably best know for this one in particular: “Take my wife … please!” That’s also the line a lot of folks were saying at the height of the real estate crisis, except they replaced […]
