Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 31, 2010 By Admin
President Obama's foreclosure rescue plan lost its punch a long time ago, just another sign that struggling Florida homeowners should not wait for the government to help deal with their bad mortgage ...
Continue reading "Government assistance may not be the best option for Florida homeowners" »
Posted on Aug 29, 2010 By Admin
While it may be true that there are many attorneys in Florida who claim they are experienced foreclosure defense attorneys , it's not always the case. These are attorneys that simply buy you time and ...
Continue reading "Just simply throwing some paper at the court to cause a delay is NOT what we do." »
Posted on Aug 26, 2010 By DEBORAH A. CARMAN, ESQ
Yesterday's Wall Street Journal highlights three major developers - Macerich, Vornado Realty Trust and Simon Property Group - that have recently decided to "walk-Away" and default on their mortgages. ...
Continue reading "Is it Okay to Walk Away?" »
Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Admin
A recent article in the New York Times reported on how the rich, from Miami to Beverly Hills, are surrendering their homes to foreclosure and simply walking away from what they view as a bad ...
Continue reading "Consulting with an attorney is the best option " »
Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By DEBORAH A. CARMAN, ESQ
On Friday, one of the stories making national news was how 401(k) withdrawals have increased drastically . As the article reflects, the main reason for the increases is that people are withdrawing ...
Continue reading "Are you thinking of withdrawing from your 401(k) account to pay your mortgage?" »
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By Admin
The Carman Law Firm, one of South Florida's most experienced foreclosure defense firms is happy to announce that it has negotiated on behalf of one of its many real estate investor clients a short ...
Continue reading "Carman Law Firm finalizes short sale for its investor client" »
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By Admin
The credit repository, Trans Union sees 60-day mortgage lates continuing to drift down nationally to around 6.4 percent by the fourth quarter. However, in Florida the delinquency rate continues to ...
Continue reading "Florida Mortgage Delinquency Rate Continues to Rise " »
Posted on Aug 16, 2010 By Admin
This looks like another initiative that will do little if anything to help struggling homeowners across the country. The amount of mortgage loans eligible for the new Federal Housing Administration ...
Continue reading "'Relatively Few' Loans Will Qualify for FHA Short Refinance Program" »
Posted on Aug 13, 2010 By DEBORAH A. CARMAN, ESQ.
Over the past several months I've noticed a trend that I believe needs to be addressed. It involves homeowners that have their mortgage with Bank of America and are forced, due to financial hardship, ...
Continue reading "Bank of America, Short Sales and Equator" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Admin
On Tuesday the Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's office announced an investigation of Three South Florida law firms. The firms are identified as; The Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson in Fort ...
Continue reading "Florida Attorney General Launches Investigation into Three South Florida Law Firms" »
Posted on Aug 9, 2010 By Admin
The Carman Law Firm, one of South Florida's most experienced foreclosure defense firms is happy to announce that we negotiated a short payoff agreement with the mortgage insurer of a mortgage insurer ...
Continue reading "Carman Law Firm settles 2nd mortgage for 9.8% of the outstanding balance" »
Posted on Aug 7, 2010 By DEBORAH A. CARMAN, ESQ.
Since the housing crisis began we have all been talking about reducing the principal balances of underwater mortgages as a way of addressing the foreclosure crisis and keeping homeowners in their ...
Continue reading "HAMP’s New Principal Reduction Alternative Program" »
Posted on Aug 7, 2010 By Admin
The Carman Law Firm, one of South Florida's most experienced foreclosure defense firms is happy to announce that it prevented foreclosure for another of its many real estate investor clients by not ...
Continue reading "Carman Law Firm negotiates short sale with a full release of deficiency and settles 2nd mortgage at 10% of its principal balance" »
Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By Admin
The Carman Law Firm, one of South Florida's most experienced foreclosure defense firms is happy to announce that it prevented foreclosure for one of its many real estate investor clients by not only ...
Continue reading "Carman Law Firm settles 2nd mortgage at 10% of its principal balance with a full release of deficiency" »
Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Admin
We are extremely happy to announce that the Carman Law Firm was granted one of the exclusive licenses for law firms to use the report generated by the REST software system to provide homeowners with ...
Continue reading "Carman Law Firm, P.A. is Granted a License to a Loan Disposition analysis system that, in various forms, is used by major banks " »