MAYOR'S REZONING PLANS IN BROOKLYN: What You Need to Know | Brownstoner
NYC zoning changes affecting Brooklyn neighborhoods by easing setback restrictions, allowing for increased height and density where...
TILA-RESPA INTEGRATED DISCLOSURE RULE PRIMER
Loan officers, attorneys and borrowers alike should take notice when loan document notice requirements change. Loan officers and...
PROPERTY REGISTRATION WITH NYC HPD
I found the following on the NYC HPD website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/owners/property-reg-unit.shtml#property_registration) The...
WHAT 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...
DIGITIZING OFFERING PLANS
Article in NY Times indicating progress (albeit slow) towards digitizing offering plans and ultimately electronic filing. To be able to...
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...
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...