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Did you miss Wednesday night’s Strategic Default Workshop from Oppenheim Law? Hundreds of homeowners tuned in as Roy Oppenheim shared the new rules homeowners need to learn in this deflationary economy. Oppenheim Law will replay September’s Strategic Default Workshop until Thursday, September 9, so this holiday weekend is a perfect opportunity to catch up on the latest in foreclosure defense, […]

Real estate reporter Laura Layden had some questions on deficiency judgments. Ms. Layden contacted Oppenheim Law to obtain the answers for her business story. Roy Oppenheim shared views on the state of the real estate market. Here are a few excerpts from the story- “Oppenheim, a leading foreclosure defense attorney in Florida, represents many homeowners in the state who are […]

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has issued subpoenas to three South Florida foreclosure law firms seeking detailed financial, client and employee records. McCollum’s economic crimes division is investigating the Law Offices of David J. Stern of Plantation, the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson of Fort Lauderdale and Shapiro & Fishman of Boca Raton and Tampa for possible unfair and […]

Miss out on Wednesday’s Oppenheim Law’s Strategic Default Workshop? The next best thing to being there is the replay. Hundreds of homeowners participated as Roy Oppenheim shared the latest on foreclosure defense, strategic defaults and South Florida real estate trends. Oppenheim Law is making July’s Strategic Default Workshop available until Thursday, July 15. Let us know what you think in […]

Taking a page from Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the movie Jerry Maguire, a new rule in South Florida courts has homeowners and foreclosure defense attorneys screaming: “SHOW! ME! THE! NOTE!!!” Until now, banks have been abusing a Florida statute allowing them to file a foreclosure based on a “lost note.” The problem: the notes aren’t lost; the banks are just […]

Homeowners across the country tuned in Wednesday night as Oppenheim Law hosted its monthly Foreclosure Defense Workshop and broadcast the event live online through UStream TV. Miss out on the live show? Oppenheim Law is streaming the Short Sale and Strategic Default Workshop on the South Florida Law Blog and UStream TV Channel through Sunday night. We’re giving homeowners a […]

Oppenheim Law hosted its largest Free Florida Foreclosure Defense Workshop Wednesday night as the real estate market and foreclosure defense landscape evolves. Almost half of South Florida homeowners are facing negative equity in their homes, and more than 400,000 Florida foreclosure cases are expected by the end of 2010, according to real estate attorney Roy Oppenheim. More than 40 South […]

Short sales are emerging as a formative foreclosure defense strategy, according to Florida real estate attorney and legal blogger Roy Oppenheim. Join Oppenheim Law at the next Free Legal Real Estate Workshop on Wednesday, March 3, as Oppenheim explains how short sales can prevent Florida deficiency judgments and provides insider tips for buying and selling Florida real estate in this […]