Thanks to Gator Bradshaw Editor's Comment: Like I said, the investors and the homeowners have a lot of interests in common. When they finally get together and compare notes, they find a giant donut hole where assets or money were supposed to be. The amount of theft or undisclosed fees and profits staggers the imagination. It would take 200 like…[...]

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more than 8,000 appraisers – roughly 10 percent of the industry – have signed a petition asking the federal government to take action. "There are a lot of people who have refinanced for more than their homes are actually worth and they're effectively already upside down even without a real estate bubble bursting," said Callahan. Down the road if they…[...]

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THANK YOU FLORIDA DEFENSE TEAM!!! TRUSTS + NON RESIDENT COST BOND = BIG PROBLEM FOR MILLS Is Mortgage Held in a trust? Pin them down in Discovery to answer if they’re complying with State Law. Compel if need be. Admission will be damning. Avoidance will be telling. A Motion to Dismiss for failure to file a Non Resident Cost Bond…[...]

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Editor's Comment: Any lawyer who does not think that issues relating to foreclosure will not dominate his or her practice of law is in a state of denial and delusion. The 16% drop in new home-sale contracts (see article below) means a similar or worse drop in sales over the next 30-60 days. As we have said repeatedly along with…[...]

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In the complaint, the plaintiffs’ lawyers contend that Credit Suisse and Cushman & Wakefield conspired by setting up a Cayman Islands branch to circumvent federal law on real estate appraisals. Credit Suisse knew the resorts would most likely default under the weight of inflated values, which would allow the bank to take ownership as agent on behalf of the creditors,…[...]

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Editor's Note: READ this Tampa Tribune article ALL THE WAY through. It exposes the cracks you should exploit. The clerical staff of foreclosure mills, sometimes charged with the responsibility of fabricating documents, has no idea what they are doing. The paralegals don't know anything about the loan, the securitization, or anything else. The junior lawyer who signs off on the…[...]

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NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/KINDLE!!! This is why it is critically important that (a) you get help in organizing your information (b) getting a forensic analysis, review or even a TILA Audit (c) that you secure a third party expert declaration that puts the the facts in issue and (d) that you aggressively pursue discovery without trying to convince the Judge…[...]

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COMBO Title and Securitization Search, Report, Documents, Analysis & Commentary SEE CHART OF WACHOVIA SECURITIZATION TRACKING THE MONEY FLOW I don't think I published this before. Our very own Dan Edstrom, senior securitization analyst, is the one who did it. Amazing work. This gives you an idea of what he can do for you if you want to drill down…[...]

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Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Marc Faber, who advised investors to buy U.S. stocks in March 2009 as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index began a rally of as much as 86 percent, said U.S. Treasuries are a “suicidal” investment. Government bonds are likely to decline, said Faber, who publishes the Gloom, Boom and Doom report. After bottoming in December 2008,…[...]

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READ STORY ON MATT WEIDNER BLOG December 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Foreclosure This really shouldn’t be a BOMBSHELL and I shouldn’t have to keep abusing my SHIFT key to EMPHASIZE the importance of our courts correctly applying the law in foreclosure cases, but it’s just so darn exciting to see.  The fact of the matter is Florida’s Second…[...]

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