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DeSantis orders another 30-day freeze on foreclosures and evictions
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order late Tuesday extending a moratorium on evictions until August 1. By Christine Stapleton | Palm Beach PostJune 30, 2020 Less than four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Wednesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze for another 30 days. The…
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Gov. DeSantis extends moratorium on evictions and foreclosures to July 1
From The Palm Beach Post: “Just four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Tuesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze late Monday, sparing countless unemployed workers from homelessness as the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues. “‘He just felt it was in the best…
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Vacant foreclosed homes highest in Florida
Source: Palm Beach Post The number of foreclosed homes that have been abandoned by their owners is by far the highest in Florida with 55,503 properties sitting empty and in some stage of a bank takeover. That’s 33 percent of the national total with Illinois coming second with 17,672 vacant and foreclosed homes. Read more…
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Real Estate Foreclosures: Florida Leads Nation
Source: ABC News According to real estate data-supplier RealtyTrac, U.S. foreclosure starts increased 2 percent from February to March, the second straight monthly increase following three consecutive monthly decreases. Read more…
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Renters, be aware: Foreclosure maneuver affects you
Source: Palm Beach Post Cunning South Florida real estate investors are buying titles to homes on the cheap through community association foreclosures then renting them out until the bank catches up. Read more…
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Pam Bondi: Foreclosure Claims Forms Soon in the Mail
Source: Sunshine State News Notices have been sent to approximately 167,398 Florida borrowers that lost their homes to foreclosure between the start of 2008 to the end of 2011 that they could be part of a large class settlement, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday. Read more…