Philip J. LavenderJul 11, 201810 minWHY WOULD I WRITE A BOOK ON HOW TO BUY A CONDO IN NEW YORK CITY???
Philip J. LavenderOct 28, 20122 minWHAT THE HECK IS A CEMA??What is a CEMA mortgage? Under New York State law, a borrower of mortgage loan secured by real estate can be exempt from the payment of mortgage recording ta...
Philip J. LavenderApr 19, 20111 minTOM LE OF CORCORAN TOP BROKER IN WILLIAMSBURGRead the attached article published in the New York Daily News and get to know Tom. ask-broker-corcorans-williamsburg-specialist-tom-le
Philip J. LavenderJan 27, 20111 minQUICK TIP: SELLING A COOPERATIVE APARTMENTAn issue came up on a recent transaction and I thought it was appropriate to repost this quick tip originally published 6/24/2007. Soon after entering into a...
Philip J. LavenderJan 14, 20102 minLAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: CAPITAL GAIN TAXES GOING UP, WAY UPOn January 1, 2011, the capital gain tax reduction that was signed into law by President Bush under the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act will “...
Philip J. LavenderNov 17, 20091 minLAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: REAL ESTATE AGENT RATING SITEI came across a real estate agent referral site called topagent guide.com located at http://www.topagentguide.com/ It is a site that identifies and categoriz...
Philip J. LavenderOct 22, 20091 minLAVENDERLAWBLOG POST: SAVING YOUR HOME FROM DECLINING MARKET VALUEI came across this interesting article at the NY Times website. A worried homeowner would pay this company between 1-2 percent of the house’s current value (...