QUICK TIP: SELLING A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT
An issue came up on a recent transaction and I thought it was appropriate to repost this quick tip originally published 6/24/2007. Soon...
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LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: AMENDMENT TO REAL PROPERTY LAW – MORTGAGOR RIGHT TO RECOVER LEGAL FEES
I received an email from Stewart Title Insurance Company concerning a bill that was recently signed into a law to allow borrowers in a...
HEY YOU SITTING IN THAT CHAIR . . . .
Yes I am talking to you. I know you are tired of seeing posts about the Do Gooder award (remember the movie Groundhog Day?) but this is...
IT’S A HORSE RACE- HELP JED WIN !!
As you are aware, Jed Marcus was nominated for a Do Gooder award, to be given by the Brooklyn Community Foundation in part for his work...
JED MARCUS IS A DOO GOODER
Green Fort Greene & Clinton Hill’s coordinator, and our very own Jed Marcus has been nominated for a Do Gooder award, to be given by the...
WHAT 9-STORY BROOKLYN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DEVELOPMENT MAY HELP SOLVE A DOUBLE MURDER
What 9-Story Brooklyn Residential Building Development May Help Solve the Double Murder of an Attorney and His Wife?
PURCHASING A CONDOMINIUM BUYER BEWARE . . . NOT REALLY, JUST DO YOUR HOMEWORK
The real estate economy is slowly picking up encouraged by an abundance of condominium units on the market, Sellers motivated to move...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: CAPITAL GAIN TAXES GOING UP, WAY UP
On January 1, 2011, the capital gain tax reduction that was signed into law by President Bush under the Tax Increase Prevention and...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: CO-OP BOARD INTERVIEW CONSIDERATIONS
I am posting the following article found in The Cooperator on line magazine. The article written by a real estate broker may give readers...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: REAL ESTATE AGENT RATING SITE
I came across a real estate agent referral site called topagent guide.com located at http://www.topagentguide.com/ It is a site that...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: ADMISSIONS PRIMER FOR COOP PURCHASERS
As an attorney representing purchasers of cooperative apartments, it is my job to guide clients through the process of obtaining their...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS TAX CREDIT APPROVED BY CONGRESS
I know it seems as if I am milking the first time home buyers tax credit (this is my third post about it). Although not a cure-all, I...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: HOUSING CONFERENCE BY CNYC
The Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums is hosting a conference that I think is very informative for all potential or current...
FHA 203K MORTGAGE LOANS
One of the more popular loan products out there is the FHA 203K Mortgage Loan. This loan is a combination acquisition (or refinance) and...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: APPROVAL OF COOP BUILDINGS
The article linked below was emailed to me by a client of mine (Thanks Amanda). I thought it was interesting. It highlights one of the...
LAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: THE MDIA COULD DELAY YOUR CLOSING
As of July 30, 2009 certain provisions of the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (“MDIA”) went into effect. Although enacted to protect...
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