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8 Tips for Choosing A Foreclosure Attorney
8 tips for choosing a foreclosure attorney Many homeowners fight foreclosure by hiring lawyers to represent them. Read on for eight tips for finding and selecting a foreclosure defense attorney, and what to expect. HUD is your bud Here’s the first bit of advice from lawyers: Before contacting a lawyer, call a HUD-certified housing counselor. […]
New Construction Home Inspections: Are They Necessary?
In the midst of the last recession that crippled the U.S. real estate economy, new construction home inspections virtually disappeared. For several years, there was too much available housing inventory at too low a price to make newly constructed homes competitive on cost. Essentially, buying a prebuilt house was more attractive to homebuyers than building […]
Property Dispute Lawyers
What is a Property Dispute? A property dispute refers to any legal dispute involving real property, also known as real estate. Real property is immoveable property attached directly to the land. Real property includes single-family homes, condominiums, apartments, ponds, canals, and roads. Parties to Property Disputes Property disputes may involve the following parties, including but […]
Protecting Your Real Estate Listing Content
As of recent, Realtors are concerned about the contents of their listings. Realtors spend hours putting together creative and captivating listings to inspire and evoke ultimately the sale of their property. The raw truth is that this information is susceptible to theft by simply right clicking and pasting the information. So what information is protected? […]
Real Estate Law is for Lovers
Well.. it may be a silly title but honestly, we LOVE Real Estate and we love Real Estate Law. We’re so excited to share our knowledge and expertise with you we thought we’d shout it from the Blog Tops. (ha!) It’s Valentines Day so professing your undying love is par and parcel for the day. […]
HR 3700 – Real Estate Law
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act In early February the house passed the HR 3700 Bill putting homeownership in reach for more families. This is a huge victory for the National Association of Realtors as well as the Real Estate community at large. One area is the process of purchasing a condominium. Condominiums happen to be […]
Real Estate Law – Can I change a Purchaser to an LLC before closing?
Real Estate Law Purchaser Name Change to an LLC on a Residential Contract Sometimes a real estate purchase agreement has to be amended before closing. Commonly the buyer has decided to purchase the property as an LLC or Limited Liability Corporation. At this point a contract has already been executed in the buyers name and not […]
Q3 Real Estate Market Report
It’s important to know the Local Market and what it’s yielding whether you’re buying, selling, foreclosing or short selling. At James N Brown P.A. we have a strong pulse on the Real Estate Market. We keep up with reports across the board and this one from the Real Estate Association of the Palm Beaches. Closed […]
Latest News In Real Estate Law – Disclosing Subsurface Rights in Florida
A new bill was passed and signed into Real Estate law by Florida Governor Rick Scott becoming effective October 1st 2014. House Bill No. 489 – CHAPTER 2014-34 creates a new section 689.29, regarding disclosing subsurface rights. CS/CS/CS/HB 489: Subsurface Rights GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee […]