Article Originally posted on (L to R) Ashley Moody Florida attorney general, Bruce Jacobs, Jacobs Legal and Roy Oppenheim Oppenheim Law (Photos: J. Albert Diaz/ALM, Courtesy Photo) Lawyers who litigated against the company in separate cases criticized the agreement as weak. “While residential foreclosures are at a temporary lull due to federal moratoriums, these moratoriums, just like Florida’s, will come to […]
Nightlife: How to Be Safe & Social During COVID-19 Can you have a fun nightlife while practicing social distancing? What precautions should you take? Don’t miss this exciting webinar! With Special Guest Sarah Hannah-Spurlock Sarah Hannah-Spurlock has worked for the City of Fort Lauderdale since January of 2018. In her capacity as the Nighttime Economy Manager, she serves as a […]
On Tuesday, June 16th at 12 noon, Roy Oppenheim will host his 14th consecutive weekly Zoom at Noon webinar where approximately 150 attendees gather each week to participate in the webinar that has chronicled the impact that COVID-19 is having on the various aspects of human life both locally and internationally, particularly focusing on real estate and legal matters. Oppenheim […]
I have been involved with real estate for over three decades. Yet, this is the first time that I have noticed more and more real estate professionals involved with other gigs besides buying and selling real estate as Realtors. In fact, a number of Realtors that we have known for many years are driving for Uber and Lyft (a) to […]
Fort Lauderdale Foreclosure Defense Attorneys look to ease the government employees affected by the current shutdown by helping them with their foreclosure and housing needs, and deferring payment for such services until they return to work Ellen Pilelsky and Roy Oppenheim, co-founders of Oppenheim Law, announce today that due to the historic government shutdown, their firm will assist government employees […]
Roy Oppenheim’s retrospection on the 10 year Anniversary of the Great Recession. Part two: The unchanged. I started a series of retrospective posts and videos to reflect upon the tenth-year anniversary of the Great Recession. The first post addressed the consequences of the economic collapse. This post discusses what remains the same after it, and in the next, and last […]
Roy Oppenheim Shares What Has Changed & What Hasn’t Changed During the 10-year Great Recession Anniversary Hi, Roy Oppenheim here, real estate attorney, foreclosure defense attorney, and legal blogger for the South Florida Law blog. Folks have been asking me recently what my thoughts are about the 10-year anniversary of the Great Recession and the foreclosure crisis. And I’ve […]
Government Scrutiny of Luxury Real Estate Back in 2016, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) began cracking down on real estate transactions involving high-end properties purchased through shell companies out of concern about money laundering and illicit transactions. FinCEN subjected these type of transactions to governmental review, and came to require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the […]