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The other day I was changing a flat on my car and the damn jack gave way causing the car to come crashing down on my left hand.  Not only was there some serious bleeding, but it felt like my entire hand was crushed.  Not to worry.  After extricating myself from underneath the car IRead more

So, you or your small business entered into a contract to supply services, material, products, etc…  You do a great job and its time to get paid, but the person or entity with whom you have contracted stiffs you.  No problem, right?  You have a solid contract; you performed as required; so you will just fileRead more

As a business attorney and civil litigator, I have had the opportunity over the years to not only help clients start new business ventures, but also to defend or prosecute cases for clients who either failed to properly plan their business from the start, or after getting started failed to protect themselves with proper documentationRead more

Article: housingwire.com “‘Rising rents’ are quickly encroaching upon ‘a life event’ as the top reason homebuyers will look to purchase a home. As it stands, one in four homebuyers is looking to purchase because their rent is too high, according to a Redfin survey of 750 homebuyers this month. Redfin noted that this is upRead more

Article: housingwire.com “It’s official. Confirming plans that HousingWire brought to light late last year and further revealed earlier this year, Nationstar Mortgage will indeed be launching a massive rebranding later this year and changing its name to Mr. Cooper. Nationstar CEO Jay Bray confirmed the company’s plan to rebrand as Mr. Cooper during a callRead more

Tampabay.com Article: “ST. PETERSBURG — This Friday’s foreclosure auction of the much-maligned Mosley Motel has been canceled because its owners have filed for bankruptcy. A nuisance for some of its Historic Kenwood neighbors, the Mosley has racked up more than $40,000 in city fines. Residents had hoped a new owner would improve the property. TheresaRead more

Article via: Noah Pransky, WTSP: “TAMPA BAY, Florida – Thousands of homeowners will be eligible for restitution after Florida’s attorney general struck an eight-figure settlement with KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the Southeast, over widespread construction defects and problematic business practices.  The deal comes three-and-a-half years after 10Investigates first exposed shoddy construction andRead more

A new report from Coldwell Banker names Doral, located in Miami-Dade, the most expensive market in Florida. “Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC released its 2015 Home Listing Report (HLR), which ranks the affordability of the real estate markets in Florida. The Coldwell Banker® Home Listing Report named Hastings the most affordable market in Florida, with an average listing priceRead more

Little-known program gives up to $2,000 a year to people buying their first homes. By Donna Gehrke-White | Sun Sentinel “little-known state program that pays first-time homebuyers up to $2,000 a year has more than tripled its number of participants in a year.Administrators expect an even higher surge of homebuyers applying this year as theRead more

Susan Taylor Martin, Times Senior Correspondent |Friday, March 13, 2015   “TAMPA — For Doreen Rosselli, Carrollwood’s Grande Oasis condominium has provided a lushly landscaped refuge from the cacophony of urban life. For Silviya Gregory, a young nurse from Bulgaria, Grande Oasis has meant home in a country where she has no family. And forRead more