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 [...]
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Tags: Case/Shiller, Foreclosure Help, Mortgage Financing, Short Sales, strategic default
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 [...]
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Tags: Foreclosure Sales, RealtyTrac, Title Insurance, Wrongful Foreclosure
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 [...]
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Tags: Florida Real Estate, homeowners insurance
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 [...]
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Tags: Broward Real Estate, Florida Condo Law, Florida Condominium, Florida Domicile, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Water Damage Condominium
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 [...]
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Tags: Deficieny Judgment Counseling, Foreclosure Help, Short Sale Counseling, Underwater Mortgage
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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Tags: Condo Law, Condominium Lawyer, Florida Law, Florida Lease, Landlord Tenant Law, South Florida Lawyers
Larry | May 14, 2009
With the economy as it is, it is important to cut costs wherever possible (i.e. rent, taxes). And it may be time for you to invest in a home of your own, if you haven’t already, or move to a new state, given the current state of the housing market and the many tax concessions [...]
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Tags: Florida Domicile, Florida Homestead
