Picking the Right Real Estate Attorney

June 3, 2012 By Jeremiah Budin Attorneys sometimes get a bad rap because they dress all fancy and intentionally confuse you by using words they made up on the spot, such as “litigious.” However, if you’re buying, selling, or renting a home, they could be the only thing standing between you and financial ruin. A

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Ask a Real Estate Pro: Owner can’t remove squatter without court order

By Gary Singer June 5th, 2015 Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/business/realestate each Friday. Q: We rent out a house. After a prior tenant moved out, we spent a few weeks cleaning up and repainting. Over the weekend, someone just moved into the house without permission. I

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Board Talk

BOARD TALK Frederick Peters  |  President, Warburg Realty There is a widening gap between the price of co-ops and the price of new condominiums. While much of this has to do with the ease involved in purchasing something utterly new, there is also a considerable benefit in the eyes of many buyers to the fact

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First-Time Homebuyers: Don’t Make these Mistakes

Congratulations, you are ready to buy your first home. Now hold on, the process is often long and confusing. First-time buyers may have the urge to embark on this milestone alone, but experts warn the process can be confusing, especially without proper research. Mistakes are bound to happen, says Adam Leitman Bailey, author of Finding

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8 Ways to Battle Rising Mortgage Rates

By Michele Lerner While rising mortgage rates certainly make transactions more expensive, they shouldn’t deter your purchase. Here are eight ways you can buy a home despite higher mortgage rates: 1. Make a bigger down payment 2. Pay points 3. Equity sharing 4. Switch loan products 5. Shorter terms 6. Downsize expectations 7. Buying with friends

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Home Buyers: What should a real estate lawyer do for you?

Shelley White When graphic and web designer Andy Stanleigh bought a house in Oakville, Ont. last summer, he learned the value of having a real estate lawyer on call. A few days before closing, Mr. Stanleigh and his wife received a surprise letter from the vendor’s lawyer, saying that they needed to immediately pay nearly

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Opting for In-House Loan Service

LISA PREVOST These days every major real estate company seems to have its own mortgage affiliate. Although buyers may see advantages to using in-house loan services, they should not feel pressured to do so. “The need to have a broker who gave a pre-approval that actually worked became so important to real estate brokers that

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Adam Leitman Bailey answers your questions about washing machines in The New York Times

Q & A By JAY ROMANO Published: January 4, 2013 Questions About a Washing Machine Q I am on the board of a Brooklyn co-op. One of the rent-controlled tenants in the building has had a washing machine in her apartment since she moved in. Such appliances are prohibited by the co-op because of the

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New York State Bar Association Hosts Webcast for 2,000 Attorneys on How to Assist Superstorm Sandy Victims

More than 2,000 people – including attorneys from 28 states and three other countries – participated in a webcast for lawyers seeking to provide legal assistance to victims of Superstorm Sandy.

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Post-Sandy Legal Advice on Real Estate, Insurance and Property Issues

Because lenders mandate that homeowners in flood zones obtain flood insurance as a prerequisite to lending, most homeowners in flood zones will have flood insurance protection. There are three general types of flood insurance policies: the Dwelling Policy (includes condo unit owners), the General Property Policy and the Residential Condominium Building Association Policy.

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