Real Estate Financing

Fowler White Boggs Real Estate attorneys represent lenders, borrowers and investors in a wide range of real estate financings and investments, involving properties throughout the State of Florida and the United States. These include construction loans, permanent loans, revolving-credit agreements, shared-appreciation or participating mortgage financings, partnership and limited liability company investments, structured financings, and various types of syndications and other capital market transactions. We represent various banks and other financial institutions in their lending activities on office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, multifamily residential rental and for sale housing developments, and other property types.

The Firm's Real Estate Transactions and Financing Group was recently recognized by The Legal 500 as among the top firms in Florida.

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Shari Olefson interviewed on CBS Evening News

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," recently appeared on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, talking about the White House's proposed reform of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.  

Time to buy a home?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether it's time to buy a home as home prices plummet.  

Shari Olefson Interviewed on PBS Newshour

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," discusses on PBS Newshour about likely effects of foreclosure freeze and investigation by attorneys general.

Is the American Dream turning into a complete nightmare?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether there is any hope for housing recovery. 

Consumer Confidence Rising?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss the impact of improving home prices and consumer confidence on the economy.  

Housing Double Dip on Horizon?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether we're heading toward a housing double dip. 

Can Housing Rebound?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC the "The Call" to discuss whether housing can rebound without government aid.

Walk Away Mortgage Free?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether a homeowner walking away from an underwater mortgage is a smart business decision.  

Shari Olefson discusses the Impact of the Homebuyer Tax Credit

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on Fox Business Network to discuss the impact of the homebuyer tax credit. In the segment, Ms. Olefson discusses the . In the segment, Ms. Olefson discusses if the Homebuyer Tax Credit worked and whether we should extend it.

The Fall of Fannie

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," discusses the current state of the GSE's.

Shari Olefson talks with MSNBC

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on MSNBC to discuss the record amount of foreclosure filings around the country.   

Short Selling Homes: A Good Housing Fix?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss the pro and cons of allowing “underwater” homeowners to sell their homes for less than they owe and basically force the lender to take the loss rather than foreclose on the home.  

Shari Olefson interviewed by Fox Business News

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on Fox Business to discuss why the housing market has not yet recovered. 

Insight on the President's Plan for GSEs

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street".  In the segment Ms. Olefson gives her insight on the President's plan for GSEs, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Are Mortgage Mods Slowing Recovery?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call of the Wild". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses whether mortgage modifications are slowing down the recovery. 

Home Prices Rising

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Market Alert. In the interview, Ms. Olefson discusses the factors of why home prices rose for the fourth month in a row, but that consumer confidence is coming in weaker than expected in October.   

Homeowners Suing Banks

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," recently appeared on Fox News to discuss why some homeowners are suing banks for not modifying their mortgages.

Housing Headwinds Ahead?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Road to Recovery". In the segment, Olefson discusses whether the government's efforts to help housing have helped the U.S. economy.

The Mortgage Double Standard

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Street Signs". In the segment, Olefson discusses why there is so much rhetoric about "moral hazard" when homeowners walk away from mortgages gone bad.

Fannie & Freddie Get Permanent Lifeline

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call of the Wild". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses why the Treasury says it will provide capital on an as-needed basis to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Shari Olefson Discusses Existing Home Sales on CNBC

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call".  In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses existing home sales and the shrinking inventory. 

Inflation vs Deflation

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Road to Recovery". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses whether the fed should be concerned with inflation or deflation in the near future.  

Shari Olefson discusses the continued foreclosure crisis on Fox 13 News “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently interviewed by Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain. Ms Olefson discusses the recent foreclosure rates and the second wave of foreclosures. 

Shari Olefson Interviewed by Fox News

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently interviewed by Fox News regarding what if any rights do homeowners have when their homes are taken over by banks. 

Record Foreclosures in July

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Reality Check which aired on August 13, 2009.  In the segment Shari shares her insights on why home loans failed at a record pace in July, despite ongoing federal and state programs to avoid foreclosures.  

Shari Olefson discusses the Helping Families Save Their Home Act on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, recently sat down with Fox 13 in Tampa Bay to discuss the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009.

Shari Olefson discusses the Homebuyer Tax Credit

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's The Call. In the interview, Ms. Olefson discussed whether we should extend the homebuyer tax credit into next year.      
 

Housing: Are We Out of the Woods?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently a guest on CNBC's Market Alert.  The segment covered whether or not we are out of the woods in the housing market.  

Shari B. Olefson Speaks on Commercial Real Estate with CNBC

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Power Lunch which aired on July 7, 2009.  The segment covered the foreclosure crisis and its impact on the commercial real estate market.  Ms. Olefson indicated that commercial real estate typically lags residential by 12 to 18 months and that she believes the amount of commercial foreclosures will rise, attributed to negative indicators being seen in the market such as high vacancy rates, high cap rates and declining property values.

Shari Olefson Discusses the New Housing Rescue Plan

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, discusses the details of the $75 billion Housing Rescue Plan that is expected to help as many as 9 million homeowners.

Do we need a Loan Modification Program?

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's The Call of the Wild which aired on July 30, 2009.  The segment covered whether or not we still need a loan modification program.  

Housing Starts Drop

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Market Alert.  Shari Olefson discusses the just-released housing numbers and what that means to homeowners, investors and lenders.

Shari Olefson discusses the Foreclosure Crisis on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain.

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, recently sat down with Fox 13 in Tampa Bay to discuss the Foreclosure Crisis and what people need to do when facing foreclosure.  Ms. Olefson also talked about her new book, Foreclosure Nation and how it can help people in this time of crisis.  

Shari Olefson sits down with FOX NEWS

Shari B. Olefson, a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group talks about what steps you need to take when facing foreclosure. In addition, Ms. Olefson talks about her new book Foreclosure Nation.  

Shari Olefson Talks with News Channel 6 WTVJ

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the firm's Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group, discusses how to protect yourself from foreclosure.  In addition, Ms. Olefson discusses her new book Foreclosure Nation.  

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