Florida Foreclosure Help in Hollywood, south Florida short sales

Everybody seems to want to get a lawyer and fight the bank with a foreclosure defense case. I have written about this before but yesterday’s article in the Miami Herald throws new light on the issue. I am not a lawyer and can’t give legal advice but here are a few questions to consider.
Firstly, what is your goal in foreclosure defense? If it’s time in your house without having to pay the mortgage, then you have a pretty good chance. However, I would be concerned about what is going to …

Is sloppy paperwork  a valid foreclosure defense?  ? Due process is important.  Bank of America, GMAC are moving to restart their foreclosure sales against homeowners in Hollywood that were suspended temporarily.  They are reviewing their documents and claim that they are finding very few flaws in their documentation.
An increasing number of lawyers in Hollywood are arguing technical issues as a foreclosure defense, saying that the papers were not verified properly by these clerks who signed thousands of foreclosure cases.  This is a valid argument and banks should be verifying the …

It is staggering to think that the foreclosures in Hollywood have been continuing at such a high rate for three long years and could continue for several more, still. Some numbers to consider:
Lenders reclaimed 102,134 homes nationwide in September.
In Miami-Dade County only there were 2,082 reposessions in September – nearly three times as many as a year earlier.
Currently, there are more than 150,000 foreclosure cases pending in south Florida.
Broward and Miam-Dade Counties have each been averaging about 3500 new foreclosure filings every month since mid-2007. During 2009 it was more like …