“It’s the bank’s black magic that is perverting the marketplace.”
Matt Weidner

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Florida mansions take longer to repossess

Even when they face foreclosure, the well-to-do fare better than those who own less expensive houses: They get more than eight extra months of free living as their cases slog through the courts.

Floridians in foreclosure with mortgages of at least a $1 million live rent-free in their houses for about 1,029 days, according to an analysis by data provider Lender Processing Services. Those with mortgages of $250,000 get 248 fewer days.

April Charney, a foreclosure expert with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, said one reason stands out for the longer foreclosure process on pricier homes.

“Those owners can afford more lawyers,” she said. “They have options. Most of my clients clean those houses.”

Real estate experts cite several other reasons for the longer foreclosures:

Find out what these “real estate experts” think the reasons are here…

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