Mortgages To Givers of Down Payments By LISA PREVOST Published: December 27, 2012 HOME buyers trying to scrape together enough money to cover the typical 20 percent down payment frequently
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by Phil Hall on Wednesday 31 October 2012 REQUIRED READING: On Aug. 8, Pastor Steve Munsey addressed his congregants at the Family Christian Center in Munster, Ind., with some very
Read more %1$sHow Would A Recession Impact Commercial Real Estate?
While the entire commercial property industry would suffer, certain sectors would experience a surplus amount of pain. By Phil Hall Throughout the prolonged drama surrounding the so-called fiscal cliff negotiations,
Read more %1$sSame-sex marriages create new questions in property laws
On Jan. 1, residents in Maryland joined those in the District, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York in the ability to have same-sex marriages. While laws in
Read more %1$sFHA sets new rules for reverse mortgages
Fixed-rate program eliminated — making reverse mortgages less risky for government, less lucrative for homeowners You’ve probably seen the reverse mortgage pitchmen at work on your TV screen — former
Read more %1$sReligious Conversions
As congregations shrink, more churches are selling properties to residential developers. High ceilings and stained glass create ambience, but aging buildings make going from God’s house to townhouse a challenge.
Read more %1$sHeading Off Gift Taxes
Joint property owners, 401(k) matches and deductions for medical expenses.
Read more %1$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$s5 Great Tips for Buying a Home
With great opportunities abounding in the housing market and historically-low interest rates still intact, consumers can secure record-breaking values on a home purchase, according to New York-based real estate attorney Adam Leitman Bailey.
Read more %1$sThe Most Influential Commercial Lease Cases in the Last Century that Every Drafter and Litigator Must Know, New York Real Property Law Journal
For almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. The authors have always been fans “greatest†lists—there being something special about choosing the best among so many great people, entertainers, athletes, composers, or, in our case, cases that have had the greatest effect on leasing law
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