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Serenity Now..Serenity Now…Crafting Condominium Documents For Lasting Peace and Harmony 18 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
Special Considerations For Drafting Two and Three Family Massachusetts Condominium Conversions Documents Avid readings of this Blog know that I’m a huge Seinfeld fan. One of my favorite episodes was ...
Boston Landlords Given Extension To August 31 To Comply With New Registration & Inspection Ordinance 7 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
With an abysmal 20% compliance rate, the City of Boston Inspectional Services Department is giving Boston area landlords until August 31, 2013 to register their rental units under a new registration a...
Please Vote In The ABA Blawg 100 Amici List! 30 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm
Readers, I need your help again. Last year, I was honored to be selected on the prestigious American Bar Association Top 100 Legal Blawg List. This is kinda like the Oscars of legal blogs. Sort of a b...
Included In the Sale? Surround Sound Speakers, Decorative Mirrors, and Other Thorny Fixture Issues 26 Jul 2013 | 06:17 pm
I had a interesting situation come up the other day during a pre-closing walk-through. Unbeknownst to me or the listing agent, the seller had removed wall-mounted speakers from the living room, leavin...
Don’t Get Stuck With A Lemon of a Condo: Massachusetts Condominium Purchase and Sale Agreement Tips 10 Jul 2013 | 06:36 pm
Do Your Due Diligence! Condominiums remain hot in the Greater Boston area, often the new starter home for the young professional buyer. I am also seeing quite a lot of two and three family homes in t...
Massachusetts Purchase and Sale Agreement Tips: Modifications of Paragraph 10, Extensions Due To Title Issues 30 Jun 2013 | 07:30 pm
Overview of ”Standard” Changes to the GBREB Form Purchase and Sale Agreement Missing mortgage discharges, problematic probates, “Ibanez” foreclosure issues and other title defects are always an unw...
Mass. Bar Counsel Advises Real Estate Attorneys To Closely Manage Transactions 20 Jun 2013 | 06:11 pm
Bar Counsel Tightening Ethical Standards and Expectations On the second anniversary of the SJC’s important ruling in Real Estate Bar Assoc. (REBA) v. National Real Estate Information Services (NREIS...
Battle Of The Offer Forms! Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) vs. Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) 10 Jun 2013 | 06:22 pm
Is One Better Than The Other? The first step in the purchase and sale of real estate in Massachusetts is the execution of an Offer to Purchase. Historically, agents and attorneys have used the Offer ...
Not So Fast! Developer Cannot Avoid Creditor By Transferring Rental Property Into Nominee Trust Held By Wife 29 May 2013 | 07:36 pm
Why A Massachusetts Real Estate Nominee Trust Is Worthless and Useless Since the concept of currency and debt was created, debtors have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with creditors in order to av...
After The Empty Nest: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs), Modern Senior Living For Baby Boomers 21 May 2013 | 07:53 pm
Guest Post By: Philip B. Posner, Esq., Part independent living, part assisted living and part skilled nursing home, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offers a tiered approach to the agi....
