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Dec 2016
reverse purchase
Reverse Purchase Mortgages: A Toolbox for Realtors

What is a Reverse Mortgage? A Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is a federally insured loan that allows seniors – age 62 and up ...

14
Oct 2016
Insurability Versus Marketability

Insurability Versus Marketability: What’s the Difference? It’s a question we regularly receive: how is a property’s insurability different from its marketability? These two terms, ...

13
Oct 2016
1031 Exchange
1031 Exchange

What is a 1031 Exchange? This is a follow up blog on our recent CLE class provided in New York last week. In a standard ...

06
May 2016
Philadelphia Gas Works a Municipal Lien on Rental Properties?

City owned utility companies have long considered their delinquencies as municipal liens having priority as of the date the service was provided.  On ...

21
Apr 2016
Title Defect
Title Defects & Title Encumbrances: How do they Affect a Title?

Today we’ll discuss title defects and title encumbrances and explain how they affect a title to real property. One of the first steps ...

30
Mar 2016
Chattel or Fixture
What’s the Difference between a Fixture and a Chattel?

As the Latin phrase goes: quicquid plantur solo, solo credit. That means that what is fixed to the land becomes part of the ...

10
Mar 2016
Contract
Statute of Frauds for Real Estate Transactions in NY: The Basics

Is a buyer obligated to honor a real estate agreement even if they don’t sign a contract? Usually not, however there are exceptions. ...

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