Wed Apr 29, 2009 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures
With about 6 million folks going to lose their homes to foreclosure this year, I have been repeatedly asked what kind of grade I give the Obama administration in addressing the foreclosure crisis during the first 100 days. I would say a B or B-. Let me explain. On the one hand, there has been some improvement in the overall […]
Sun Apr 26, 2009 by RoyOppenheim on Florida Foreclosures
Maybe its is just me, but what I am seeing over and over again during these turbulent economic times is a general sense of a lack of personal responsibility. It is truly becoming a sign of the times and until we figure out how to properly correct it, our very foundation will be continuously questioned if not threatened. The examples […]
Mon Apr 13, 2009 by RoyOppenheim on Florida Foreclosures & Florida Law News
Over the past few days it seems that the informal name of this blog: “From the Trenches” is becoming more and more fitting. Florida foreclosure defense has become part of our everyday life – radio, TV, Internet, print. Let me explain. On Friday on the front page of the New York Times headline Squatters Call Foreclosures Home one could not […]
Fri Apr 10, 2009 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Law News
Today, as many of my friends celebrate Good Friday and I continue to celebrate Passover, my office is a virtual ghost town. So I actually had a moment to take stock on changes that are occurring in our collective lives. First and foremost it is just hard to believe that the White House held a Passover Seder last night. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/obama-to-host-seder-dinner/ […]
Thu Mar 26, 2009 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures
On the brink of the relieving statistics about South Florida home sales, we are pleased to share with you the recent news of how Oppenheim Pilelsky P.A. continues to help local residents fend off foreclosure. As we have discussed before, there are several options available when facing foreclosure including: short sales, mortgage modification, deed-in-lieu, and bankruptcy. This week’s South Florida […]
Fri Feb 13, 2009 by RoyOppenheim on Florida Law News
It appears that the financial markets are taking their cues from the President as opposed to the Treasury Secretary. This week we saw the major equity markets tumble as the Treasury’s half-baked Bailout II Plan was partially unveiled. But most importantly, the markets started to respond– first yesterday- after the President began to dust off the history books and talked […]
Wed Feb 11, 2009 by Oppenheim Law on Florida Foreclosures
As Congress continues to bicker how to spend trillions of our dollars we are noticing an ever-so-quiet thaw in the real estate market. Lets begin. First, Staci Calvert, one of my long term staff members who is a senior real estate closer for our title company: Weston Title, came over to me and said she had never seen a 30 […]
Mon Feb 9, 2009 by RoyOppenheim on Florida Foreclosures
People are constantly asking me how we got into this economic mess, which is a byproduct of so many folks in foreclosure. My answer is simple… but direct … how did we get into Iraq? The answer is who cares? How do we now get out? But there is a striking difference between these two fiascos: The economy and Iraq […]
