Larry Tolchinsky | December 13, 2011
Florida may be known as a tourist mecca, what with Miami’s metropolitan nightlife and Orlando’s Disney World, but the truth is that Florida is made up of lots and lots of families who love their Sunshine State. We’re proud of our roots and there’s no time like the Holiday Season for families all over Florida [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | July 7, 2011
The flagrant disregard of longstanding Florida law by mortgage lenders, appraisers, title companies, banks, and law firms continues with this week’s news, perhaps setting new lows in the foreclosure mess. A New High in Lows for Bad Acts Done by a Mortgage Lender in Florida Last week, when Brooksville, Florida homeowner Chris Boudreau went away [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | July 5, 2011
Would you like your mortgage to be cut in half? Well, for many mortgage holders of home loans held by Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, it just might happen. This week, the New York Times reported that these two banks, two of the country’s biggest lenders, are offering to modify home loans of [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | June 28, 2011
In yesterday’s Miami Herald, there is a report of a St. Lucie West homeowner who just received his property insurance premium bill and discovered that it has jumped from $1092 to $2715; the news story does the math – that is a 152% increase for this family, with the bill being due in August. You [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | May 31, 2011
Standard & Poor’s is an internationally-recognized financial markets analysis company, providing a number of research statistics and indices to help measure what is happening in the American economy. You may recognize its stock index, the S&P 500, which the news media report on daily along with the Dow Jones and other stock market indices. Its [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | May 26, 2011
RealtyTrac has just released its statistics for the First Quarter 2011, including foreclosure sales numbers. You can read the numbers online for free at their site’s Trend Center. Why should Florida homeowners care about foreclosure sales? The foreclosure statistics impact everyone. For example, the number of foreclosed properties in the housing market impacts fair market [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | May 5, 2011
The Florida Legislature has just kicked a lot of Florida homeowners while they’re down, with yesterday’s announcement that an agreement has been reached on the passage of a bill that will not only allow insurance companies to hike the cost of property insurance, but it will also okay the insurer’s ability to shorten the deadlines [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | March 24, 2011
The Florida Legislature is considering a major deregulation law that will impact all Floridians, particularly Florida condo owners and Florida homeowners. It could become law as soon as July 1, 2011, and the entire language of the proposed statute (HB 5005) can be read online at the Florida House of Representatives website. What would escape [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | March 8, 2011
Underwater mortgages are those situations where the homeowner is said to hold “negative equity” in his property — he is “upside down” — because he owes more to the lender than he can get if were to sell the property. Which makes it tempting for many to consider what to do about this situation: should [...]
Larry | January 20, 2011
Renting your home is becoming more and more popular in South Florida, reports The Miami Herald – and the idea of leasing a house, condo, or apartment may seem smart in today’s real estate market for lots of folks. Some may be victims of ForeclosureGate, renting homes for their families after losing their houses to [...]
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