By: Zoocasa Buying a fixer upper can be a good way to get the home that you’ve always dreamed of at a cheaper purchase price. However, people tend to underestimate the amount of time, effort, and money required to turn that fixer upper into their dream home. While the thought of taking on a project
Read more %1$sSolid gains in home values mean more homeowners could face a hefty tax when they sell. Keeping track of home improvement costs could help defray that tax.
By: Robert Neubecker June 5th, 2015 The New York Times A tax time bomb is ticking for an increasing number of people who have been lucky enough to see big gains in the values of their homes. This is especially true in and around cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and San
Read more %1$sPost-Sandy threat: Big insurance cost surge
Written by Katie Zezima and Meghan Barr TOMS RIVER, N.J. — George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over. Like thousands of others in the hardest-hit coastal stretches of New Jersey and New York, his life is in limbo as he waits
Read more %1$sHow to file a claim on your apartment insurance – the right way
Sponsored by Gotham Brokerage Co., Inc. To maximize your settlement amount and make the process as painless as possible, Schneider offers these eight tips. 1.  Decide whether to file a claim in the first place 2. Report it promptly 3.  Wait until the claims adjuster gets there—if you can 3. Gather documents to back up your
Read more %1$sGraham Matthews says recent and significant changes in house insurance will have a big impact on homeowners
At the end of April the rules regulating how domestic home insurance policies are calculated changed. Previously, most policies were based on the size of the dwelling, but from the 28th of April, the policies of major home insurers changed, so that the sum insured is now based on how much the property would cost
Read more %1$s5 Smart Ways to Save on Your Home Insurance
by Thomas Zuo Everyone loves saving money and when it comes insurance, it should be no different than any other purchase. Of course, insurance companies don’t usually have coupons you can clip from your Sunday newspaper so you’ll have to do a little more research and digging to make sure you’re finding all the discounts. Below
Read more %1$sU.S. Cracks Down on ‘Forced’ Insurance
By ALAN ZIBEL And LESLIE SCISM WASHINGTON—A U.S. housing regulator is cracking down on a little-known practice that has hit millions of struggling borrowers with high-price homeowners’ insurance policies arranged by banks that benefit from the costly coverage. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates mortgage giants Fannie MaeFNMA -6.99% and Freddie Mac, FMCC -6.09% plans
Read more %1$sRisky Business: 66% of Renters Don’t Have Insurance
by Kate Rogers Two-thirds of American renters are taking a major risk when it comes to their belongings. A new survey from InsuranceQuotes.com finds only 34% of American who rent their homes or apartments have renters insurance, meaning many renters are taking a big gamble with their personal items if their place is broken into
Read more %1$sNEW Corporate Offices May Not Include…Offices!
Office space is changing. That is for sure. In the last two years I have worked with three Fortune 500companies that have cut their existing offices spaces by more than 50% (without cutting employees). Hard walls are out. Cubes are in. There are reasons for this:
Read more %1$sNew Use for an Old Tool: Collecting Rent With an Account Stated, New York Law Journal
Commercial leasing litigation has become an art form and in states like New York, attorneys have, as a result of technicalities, suffered non-paying tenants remaining in possession for years.2 Against that background, two New York seated courts have refurbished an old weapon for property owners to use in their battles against commercial tenants unjustifiably failing to pay rent.
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