Summary: There are two sides to the eviction moratorium story and, while the tenant side gets told, the landlord/owner side often does not. _______________________________________________________ Cornavirus and an economic reality The coronavirus pandemic has taken a severe toll on a great many sectors of the U.S. economy, and of course on the American people themselves! This is […]
Update January 16, 2018: ‘The New York State Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that will allow title companies to resume buying clients coffee, taking them out for lunch or treating them to a round of golf. Sponsored by Sen. James Seward of Oneonta, the bill — which now heads to the Assembly and Gov. […]
The citizens of the United States have the right to live in any state that they choose! So why is it that in these four population outflows outweigh inflows? Quality of life factors, job opportunity’s and cost of living are certainly serious factors in the living location decision-making process, with taxes being a major component […]
Update December 7, 2016: The new fee discussed below has been passed by the Suffolk County legislature per the County website… $300.00 per document MORTGAGE VERIFICATION FEE effective January 1, 2017 In this short video clip Nancy Pelosi opines about the proposed increase in certain real estate fees and the implementation of some wholly new ones by […]
Question: How do government entities, whether federal, state, county or local, raise revenues in ways other than by increasing taxes? Answer: Through increasing fees or creating an entirely new class of fees. A perfect example of this from the recent past would be the tax map verification letter fee imposed by Nassau County back in early 2015 that was then tripled only months […]
For any business owner and/or American concerned with the affordability and availability of quality healthcare, the two maps in this article should be very concerning! On August 16 I had written an article titled, ‘Commentary: Politicians And Empty Promises!‘, that focused on the political process and the empty rhetoric that politicians from both party’s spew pandering for votes. […]
August 12th Hallmark Abstract Service examined the unintended consequences that resulted from the government edict intended to address one issue while impacting another one! The article titled ‘New York City Real Estate, Government Edicts And The Inevitable Unintended Consequences!‘ looked at the result from the requirement for title insurance company’s to disclose the actual buyer […]
Most if not all of us have heard the phrase that ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions’! Given that, is it also a sad truth that many government policies once implemented, have unintended consequences the majority of which seem to be more painful than helpful for the masses? For the sake of this argument and […]
Summary: In the game of musical chairs no one wants to be the last one standing when the music stops! That said, at what point of the song is this real estate cycle at? Billy Joel: ‘Cause the good ole days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems!’ In the early […]
This Monday, May 30 many Americans will be enjoying an extra day off to celebrate Memorial Day 2016! When Americans think about the upcoming ‘Memorial Day Weekend‘ what may come to mind are backyard barbecues with family and friends, going to the beach, camping in the mountains or maybe the great sales that will be taking place […]
