How to Avoid and Stop Foreclosure
If you fall behind in your mortgage payments, the possibility that you may lose your home can make you feel devastated and helpless. The worst approach in that situation is ignoring notices from your lender and doing nothing. Most people don’t realize that if you are the victim of a foreclosure, you have options. In […]
What Is Foreclosure?
Foreclosure is the legal process by which a lender takes control of a property, evicts the homeowner and sells the home after a homeowner is unable to make full principal and interest payments on his or her mortgage, as stipulated in the mortgage contract. It may seem daunting at first, but we’re to guide you through it all. […]
8 Tips for Choosing A Foreclosure Attorney
8 tips for choosing a foreclosure attorney Many homeowners fight foreclosure by hiring lawyers to represent them. Read on for eight tips for finding and selecting a foreclosure defense attorney, and what to expect. HUD is your bud Here’s the first bit of advice from lawyers: Before contacting a lawyer, call a HUD-certified housing counselor. […]
When Should I Hire a Foreclosure Attorney?
When it comes to foreclosure, hiring an attorney early in the process helps ensure that you have more options available to you than what might be available later in the foreclosure process. For example, a lawyer can help you work out a deal with the lender that will allow you to stay in the home, […]
New Foreclosures up 7 percent in Palm Beach County
The headline on the July 14th press release read ‘Palm Beach County’s new foreclosures up 7 percent from previous month’ Here’s the stats straight from the Clerk and Comptrollers Office, Just released! July Foreclosures in Palm Beach County New Foreclosures up 38% from the same time last year 533 new cases in July compared to […]
Zombie Foreclosures Loom Over Rising Market
Your Foreclosure Attorney West Palm Beach Yes, you heard me correctly. ZOMBIE FORECLOSURES. It’s a very commonly used term these days and a ‘REAL SCARE’. What this term means is that their are homes being vacated by the previous owner or bank owned property that isn’t taking care of the needs of the home and it’s […]
Housing Program Reopens – Avoid Foreclosure in Palm Beach
The Florida Hardest-Hit Fund Principal Reduction program (HHF) has been reopened as of mid May. The program is designed to help homeowners who are “underwater” as the term has become well used in the down turned market. This meaning that the the homeowners who owe far more in mortgages than what their house is worth […]
Court Pushes Foreclosure Attorney in Palm Beach County
Courts have been making efforts to push the foreclosure process along by putting pressure on Foreclosure Attorneys in Palm Beach County since last years fast-track foreclosure law was passed. Back in March, Palm Beach County Chief Judge Jeffrey Colbath issued his own administrative order. The order requires foreclosure attorneys to a set a hearing date within […]