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Multiple Offers
Everyone in real estate is welcoming the return of a hot housing market. My phone has been ringing regularly with questions that certainly indicate homes are selling quickly everywhere.…
Murder Is Not a Material Defect in Pennsylvania Real Estate Transactions
Guest blog written by David A. Yavil, Esq | www.smsm.com David Yavil is a senior associate in Segal McCambridge's Philadelphia office. Mr. Yavil has extensive experience representing a…
Updated South Carolina Building and Fire Codes Include Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements Aimed at Protecting Against the “Silent Killer”
In the past several months, the tragic deaths of an elderly couple and a child in two separate incidents in the same North Carolina hotel room have garnered national…
Anticipating the “Flood” of Post-Sandy E&O Claims for Insurance Brokers
Guest blog written by John R Gonzo, ESQ. Mr. Gonzo is the Managing Partner of the Gonzo Law Group and specializes in professional lines defense. Superstorm Sandy devastated…
Home Inspections: Don’t Oversell One to Your Real Estate Clients
Recommending a home inspection company is a helpful and valuable service a real estate agent can perform, however, it can also lead to a real estate lawsuit. And…
Brokers May be Left Broke without Workers’ Compensation
Every single person autonomously employed in the state of California is required to be covered by workers’ compensation coverage by law. And as some real estate businesses and…
Are you afraid of Flopping? If not, you should be.
By James R. Myers, The Chartwell Law Offices, LLP, Ft Myers, FL Beware of Flopping As if our national real estate crisis has not been bad enough, a…
Chinese Dry Wall
Signs of Possible Chinese Drywall Presence Residence was built after 2004 Mild to strong sulphur or “rotten egg” smell in the residence Rapid corrosion and blackening of metal…
Avoiding Lender Fraud
The recent cooling of the residential real estate market in most areas of the state has created a new opportunity for those inclined to defraud their lenders. We…
