News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Blacklisted Condos: A Growing Crisis for Owners and Buyers

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/25/2025

The blacklisting of condominium/condo associations by financial institutions and insurance providers has emerged as a pressing issue in the real estate finance and housing sector. This practice, which involves lenders or...more

New HOA Estoppel Requirements Signed into Law

Lowndes on 6/21/2017

Title insurance companies and closing agents handling transactions involving homeowners’ and condominium associations have long been frustrated by the timing and cost associated with obtaining estoppel letters from these...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 19 & 26, 2017

Carlton Fields on 6/2/2017

Real Property Update - Foreclosure/Standing/Lost Note: if plaintiff did not have right to enforce note when lost, plaintiff should present evidence of assignment from payee to plaintiff or affidavit of ownership - ...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 14 & 21, 2017

Carlton Fields on 4/25/2017

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Attorneys’ Fees: mortgage foreclosure plaintiffs seeking attorney’s fees must support their claim with competent, substantial evidence of the number of hours worked and evidence that...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 18 & 25, 2016

Carlton Fields on 12/2/2016

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Settlement/Waiver: borrowers permitted to raise affirmative defenses and counterclaims against lender where subject Loan Modification Agreement failed to include waiver of claims, affirmative...more

Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending June 24 & July 1, 2016

Carlton Fields on 7/11/2016

REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Leave to Amend: borrower should have been granted leave to amend to assert affirmative defenses pursuant to motion filed 13 days before trial because there was no prejudice, the...more

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending August 21 & 28 , 2015

Carlton Fields on 9/3/2015

Foreclosure/Statute of Limitations: statute of limitations did not bar foreclosure action even though filed more than five years after breach and acceleration of note upon which previous foreclosure action that had been...more

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