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Hallmark Abstract Service Nominated Best of Long Island, Best Title Insurance Company! Cast Your Vote Today!

Hallmark Abstract Service, Nominated Best of Long Island!

Hallmark Abstract Service, Best Title Insurance Company on Long Island! Cast Your Vote For Hallmark Abstract Service LLC in the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Best of Long Island! Voting is quick, easy, very much appreciated and you can vote once every day! Go to: https://lnkd.in/eJdUaeH Click on the Services icon On the left side of the […]

Important Information for New York State Buyers AND Sellers of Residential Real Estate Held by an LLC!

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Title Insurance Companies Have Been Mandated by an Amendment to a New York State Law, to Determine the Actual LLC Owners in ANY Residential Real Estate Transaction For Both the Buyer and the Seller, Regardless of Price or Locality! Residential real estate: One to Four Family Dwelling Summary (Courtesy of NYSLTA): New Law Requires Full Disclosure […]

Why Is The Residential Real Estate Market Under-performing Its Potential?

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Is it a good time to buy a home? A good time to sell? Time to sit on your hands and do nothing? Looking at simple statistics such as new home sales, existing homes sales, and housing starts may not tell the entire story or provide any real insight! So is there a metric that […]

No tips, please: Title closers say gratuities ban will cripple them – The Real Deal

New York State title closer compensation

This headline from an article at The Real Deal describes the situation that title closers, and by extension real estate attorney’s and title companies, in New York began facing as of yesterday, December 18, 2017! This is the day that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) Regulation 208 officially went into effect […]

How Much Do You Need To Earn To Buy A House In New York?

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Or to buy a home in some of the other metro areas around the United States? Real estate brokers will tell you that one of the reasons for the increase in the price of residential real estate is the lack of inventory available for purchase. The price run-up has also been attributed to demand based […]

Residential Real Estate Buyers: Beware Of Wire Fraud Scams!

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Phishing, spoofing, cyberfraud and spyware are all terms that relate to a third party’s desire to invade your computer and, in many instances, to compromise your non-public information! In other words these scams are designed in their most malicious form to steal a consumers personal information, whether birthdate, social security number or credit cards, and utilize them […]

Infographic: Cost Of The 57 Most Common Home Improvement Projects!

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When it’s time to renovate the home you own or to make plans for the renovation of the one that you’re going to buy, a common question is….How much is that going to cost? Funny you should ask, because HomeAdvisor has created an infographic that provides the national average cost for 57 of the most […]

Why You Need A Real Estate Agent!

If you’re buying or selling a home, why would you try and do it on your own? In today’s technology-rich world, with information immediately available and a desire by many for immediate gratification, some prospective homebuyers and home sellers might rely on the internet and themselves to get the job done! And, if you’re currently involved […]

The Booming Business Of Residential Safe Rooms

  In a world that’s fraught with turmoil, terrorism and social angst, the art of protecting people in their homes has become big business! Big business that is, but one that’s not necessarily appropriate or available to all people. Home protection in the form of a safe room is a residential real estate luxury add-on […]

Title Insurance, Unlike Some Types Of Insurance, Is Still Affordable!

New York State Title Insurance Cost Comparison

On November 1, 2016 American’s will begin what may very well be the fiscally painful and mentally sickening enrollment process for their next years health insurance coverage! According to reports, in New York State premiums on the state exchange will rise more than 20% and in some other states around the country will rise triple […]