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Litvin Law Firm Announces Pro Bono Attorney Services

BROOKLYN, New York, February 29, 2012: Litvin Law Firm, a legal service provider offering its services in Florida, New York and throughout most of the country, has announced that it provides pro bono attorney services. This free attorney service is an effort by the law firm to help legally distressed people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer, and hence are unable to appeal to the justice of law. The legal firm offers its services for foreclosure defense and other fields. The firm offers legal services in different regions, including Florida, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, New Jersey, Long Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, Kings and Queens County. Under the ethical rules of the...

Litvin Law Firm Announces Increasing Success Rate in Foreclosure Cases

BROOKLYN, New York, February 20, 2012: Litvin Law Firm, a legal service provider with a presence in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin areas, announced an escalating rate of success in foreclosure cases handled by them. The foreclosure defense firm has attorneys in across the country and has grown nationally to represent distressed homeowners dealing with the...

Spike in foreclosures could hurt home values

After months of holding back, banks appear ready to take houses away from delinquent homeowners and add them to an already depressed real estate market, likely pushing values even lower. New data show foreclosure activity jumped sharply in June in MetroWest and the Milford area. In 26 towns, foreclosure petitions – or the start of the foreclosure process – rose 81 percent from May to June, according to The Warren Group, a Boston-based company that tracks real estate data. The change was particularly pronounced in Milford and 11 surrounding towns, where foreclosure petitions nearly tripled, rising from nine in May to 26 in June. “Real estate values...

R. Kelly facing foreclosure on Chicago house

He’s had a successful career as a singer/songwriter, but is R. Kelly having some difficulty paying his bills? CNN has confirmed the “I Believe I Can Fly” artist has been named in a $2.9-million foreclosure suit involving his property in Olympia Fields, Illinois. According to CNN affiliate WBBM CBS 2 Chicago, 11,140 square feet mansion which features six full bathrooms, seven half-baths, and a four-car garage was built 11 years ago. The station cites a report by Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily that the singer, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has not made a payment on the home since June of last year. J. P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. filed...

California Governor signs new protection on short sales

California real estate agents are applauding a new law that prevents all lenders from pursuing homeowners who sell their properties via a process known as a short sale. Gov. Jerry Brown today signed the law, Senate Bill 458, according to the North County Times of San Diego County. The law broadens state protections for short sales, transactions where a home is sold for less than the amount owed on the mortgage. DataQuick of San Diego reports that short sales made up 18 percent of the June home purchases in California. Previous law required that first mortgage holders who agree to short sales must accept the agreed-upon proceeds as payment in full. The new law extends...

Fighting to Stop Foreclosure through Class Action vs. Pro Se: What homeowners need to understand

Making the decision to stand up for your rights and demand justice for a wrongful foreclosure or to save your home is a critically important decision. An equally important decision is how you will go about stopping foreclosure and whether or not you will start or join a class action or perhaps challenge the pretender lender as Pro Se. Both methods have proven effective, but there are clear differences between the two. It’s important to know what your goal and desired end result is when weighing your options, because the wrong strategy and decision can be life altering. Class actions have grown in popularity over the past few years, especially when it comes...