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States with court intervention top foreclosure-inventory rates

By joncoats | Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Mortgages, Real Estate Law | Comments are Closed | 3 June, 2013 | 0

by Ruth Mantell | “States where lenders must go through the court system to move a borrower into foreclosure have the highest rates of troubled properties, according to data released Wednesday. In April the three states with the highest foreclosure inventory as a percentage of all mortgaged homes in April were Florida, New Jersey andRead more

Can you get a home via squatter’s rights?

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law | Comments are Closed | 29 May, 2013 | 3

By Michael Estrin of Bankrate.com “You dream of taking ownership of a vacant home by living in it. Then legal reality sets in. Describing himself as a “savvy investor,” a man used an arcane property-law doctrine known as adverse possession to squat in a vacant Dallas-area home. Kenneth Robinson’s gambit cost him $16 in filing fees paid to theRead more

Man pays $16 to take over $330,000 house

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 29 May, 2013 | 3

The neighbors are outraged, but the Texas resident says his takeover is legal and will eventually give him title to the suburban Dallas home. By Teresa at MSN Real Estate “We all dream of scoring a great deal on a house. But a $330,000 house for $16? Kenneth Robinson of the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound, Texas,Read more

Advocates Call for Veto of Bill Accelerating Foreclosures

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 16 May, 2013 | 3

By: Amy Green | May 13, 2013 | WMFE – A consumer advocacy group is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to veto legislation aimed at accelerating the foreclosure process. Advocates say the bill should focus on banks and funding for judges, not homeowners. The bill allows more parties – like homeowners and condominium associations –Read more

Legislation to overhaul Florida’s mortgage foreclosure system has been put on hold

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 10 April, 2013 | 2

By: Associated Press | “TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The senator sponsoring a bill that would overhaul the state’s mortgage foreclosure system has temporarily yanked it from consideration. Sen. Jack Latvala on Monday withdrew the bill (SB 1666) as 10 minutes remained in the Senate Judiciary committee meeting on Monday. The Clearwater Republican later said the billRead more

Zombie foreclosures hit ex-homeowners

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 5 April, 2013 | 1

By  ILYCE GLINK / MONEYWATCH/ (MoneyWatch) So-called zombie homes are appearing on the real estate market, but they’re not built to keep out the walking dead. Hundreds of thousands of homes in the U.S. are now labeled as “zombie” foreclosures. That’s when the owner of a foreclosed home leaves only to find out years later that heRead more

Florida Senate unveils $200M spending plan targeted at courts, foreclosure backlog, housing

By joncoats | Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 5 April, 2013 | 1

A split has emerged between the Florida House and Senate on how to use $200 million the state received as part of a multi-state agreement with five major lenders. The main spending panel in the Senate will take up a proposed committee bill (SB 7146) Wednesday that would divide the money into a number ofRead more

Thousands more Americans are losing their homes this year with 1.5 million properties taken by banks – up nine per cent on 2012

By joncoats | Corporate Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 1 April, 2013 | 0

By KATIE DAVIES | “The number of foreclosed or bank-seized homes has risen by nine per cent already this year – with 1.5 million properties currently being lost by homeowners who can no longer afford them. A realty survey found the worrying increase over the last three months compared to the same time in 2012. The researchRead more

What’s Up with ‘Hardest Hit’ Foreclosure Fund in Florida

By joncoats | Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale | Comments are Closed | 1 April, 2013 | 0

“Florida Senator Bill Nelson wants the U.S. bailout program overseer to determine why Florida is missing out on many intended benefits for homeowners facing foreclosure that was suppose to come from the so-called Hardest Hit Fund. In a letter accusing Florida officials of “mismanagement” and “inaction,” Nelson is seeking an investigation by the special inspectorRead more

Foreclosure Crackdown Bills

By joncoats | Business Law, Florida Law, Foreclosure Law, Loan Modification, Mortgages, Real Estate Law, Short Sale, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 18 March, 2013 | 0

Calling Florida’s No. 1 ranking on foreclosures “shameful,” some lawmakers are pushing for reforms to the foreclosure law, hoping to help homeowners keep their properties. At a Tuesday press conference, some Democrats in the Florida Legislature pushed for new changes to laws governing Florida’s hundreds of thousands distressed properties. They say the changes are necessary to protectRead more

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