SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS Get your contract reviewed for no fee! When was the last time you heard that? At the Jacqueline A. Salcines, P.A, we have never charged a fee to review or prepare a contract for any client. And yet we wonder why so many attorneys keep their fees purposely vague? With… Read more »
The Jacqueline A. Salcines, P.A provides the most comprehensive title insurance processing and coverage, while offering exceptional customer service. We represent both buyers and sellers in real estate transactions, and are a full service real estate firm. We pride ourselves on offer a wide array of real estate services including: Real Estate Contract Preparation and Review Business… Read more »
SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS BREACHES OF THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT AND REMEDIES Real Estate Breaches of Contract Real estate disputes often arise because a party to the transaction has committed a breach of contract. A common dispute occurs when a buyer faces a seller who is wrongfully refusing to transfer title to the buyer… Read more »
The Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 was reintroduced this week for approval by Congress. This bill, if passed, will benefit responsible homeowners who have stayed afloat and maintained their mortgage payments current, despite their home values being upside down. Responsible for the introduction of this bill are U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (NJ) and Barbara Boxer (CA). … Read more »
My underwriter, Old Republic National Title Insurance, Inc, through Attorneys Title Fund, LLC recently notified its agents that they were seeing a large number of claims in Florida emerging from forged deeds on foreclosed or bank owned properties. The deeds were almost always into trust and the transaction that was insured in the one from the trust to… Read more »
Shocking news hit the internet last week about Bank of America and its deliberate denial of Loan Modifications to hundreds of thousands of borrowers. In a pending class action suit, two whistleblower employees of Bank of America, Simone Gordon and William Wilson, both gave startling Affidavits stating that they were ordered by their superiors to deny loan modifications,… Read more »
On Thursday, Bank of America announced that it has agreed to settle and $16 billion for all the trouble it caused in the mortgage financial crisis. The settlement is the largest civil settlement with a single entity in the history of the Unites States. (Source: DS News) According to the settlement, Bank of America has… Read more »
FLORIDA LITIGATION AND BUSINESS LAW ATTORNEY What is a Worthless Check? Under Florida law, any checks returned “NSF” (non-sufficient funds), “Account Closed” “Account Not Found” or “NSF Unless Otherwise Indicated is a worthless check subject to civil and criminal prosecution under Florida statutes. Checks stamped “Refer To Maker” or Uncollected Funds” may require additional investigation… Read more »
The Making Home Affordable Program is Obama’s way of helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. Homeowners that are eligible, can “lower their monthly mortgage payments and get into stable loans at today’s low rates. And for those homeowners for whom homeownership is no longer affordable or desirable, the program can provide a way out which avoids foreclosure.”… Read more »
