Larry Tolchinsky | December 27, 2011
Here we are at the end of a stressful financial year for South Florida, and it’s time for all those New Year’s Resolutions to be made for 2012. Finances are considered, plans are made…and for Florida homeowners with underwater mortgages or with defaulting home loans who are sitting in homes with the stress of a [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | December 20, 2011
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals just issued an opinion that is a very big deal for Florida homeowners everywhere – but especially those who are facing foreclosure as well as those with underwater mortgages who are wondering what their future holds. In Robert McLean v. J.P. Morgan Chase, as Trustee, Florida’s homeowners won [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | December 15, 2011
Florida home owners – especially those in trouble on their home loans and considering foreclosure, short sale, or what to do about their underwater mortgage – need to know the difference between some of the documents that they signed long ago when they bought their home. Note, Mortgage, Deed of Trust: what are they, what [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | December 1, 2011
Go down to any real estate records office anywhere in Florida, and get ready for a history lesson. Florida land ownership goes back to the days of Spanish land grants – and because land ownership has always been so important to people, there have always been careful records kept of who owns what tract of [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | November 29, 2011
Appraisal fraud is a big, big problem both in Florida and across the country. Now, it may be that this hole in the dam that is ForeclosureFraud may start to get fixed — there seems to be some movement towards fixing appraisal fraud and appraiser negligence. Appraisal Fraud Insurance Coverage Announced – For Lenders and [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | November 22, 2011
As we all know, Florida has been hit hard by the U.S. Housing Crisis. There are lots of Florida homeowners fighting against losing their home to foreclosure – and many of them are considering a short sale of their home. Short sales can be great for both homeowners and lenders, if the banks are ready [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | November 8, 2011
All across Florida, there has been an increase in the use of Florida’s adverse possession laws to claim legal title to homes that have been left empty and abandoned in the ongoing Florida foreclosure fraud crisis. Under Florida Statutes 95.16 – 95.18, there is a way for strangers to enter a home and obtain clear, [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | November 3, 2011
A new federal government program kicked off this week, designed to help Americans who have been victims of Foreclosure Mortgage Fraud, which is great – if you are eligible for it. That’s a Big If. The federal government hit the ground running in November 2011 by announcing it had opened its doors to a new [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | November 1, 2011
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has released its decision in a foreclosure fraud case that may impact mortgage holders as well as buyers of foreclosed properties in Florida and across the United States. Back in January 2011, we along with other real estate attorneys and state court judges from all over the state and the rest [...]
Larry Tolchinsky | October 27, 2011
Florida has been in tough economic times for a long while now, and lots of Florida homeowners, stressed and frustrated, have chosen to move on — walking away from their homes and their mortgages. This may have seemed like a smart idea at the time, or maybe the only idea at the time, but here’s [...]
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