Recent Posts in Real Estate Category
Posted on Dec 1, 2017 By Kraut Harris
There are times when the best thing an entrepreneur can do is to say "That's enough. It's time to stop operating this business." For some, the decision will entail passing the ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2017 By Kraut Harris
When a new home builder enters into a contract with a buyer, the parties will typicaily enter into a contract which will contain certain representations, specifications and warranties. If the ...
Continue reading "Is a Home Builder Liable to a Remote Buyer for Defects?" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2016 By Ken Milner
[In Part 1 of our review of Confessions of Judgment ( see our Blog of January 14, 2016 ), we explained that Confessions of Judgment are remedies which allow commercial creditors and landlords to not ...
Continue reading "Confessions of Judgment Still Enforced in PA--Part 2 (of 2)" »
Posted on Jan 14, 2016 By Kraut Harris
If you have ever borrowed money to finance the purchase or operation of a business, or if you (or your company) have ever entered into a commercial real estate lease, there is a good chance that, ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2015 By Ken Milner
Real estate mortgage loans and settlement procedures will change, beginning August 1, 2015. Kiss the HUD-1 goodbye. In fact, kiss all current residential mortgage and real estate settlement forms ...
Continue reading "TRID Takes Traction This Summer" »
Posted on Jul 9, 2015 By Ken Milner
A few years ago, then PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Castille called on county courts to establish mortgage foreclosure diversion programs. His call to action was prompted by the explosion in ...
Continue reading "Montgomery County Institutes Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" »
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 By Ken Milner
The PA Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law was almost symbolic of the changes in real estate law which took place during the first year of the 21st century. The Seller Disclosure Law was emblematic as ...
Continue reading "Murder-Suicide in Home Need Not be Disclosed" »
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 By Ken Milner
Back in 1972, the PA Supreme Court ruled that an initial home buyer could rely upon an implied warranty of habitability of a home builder. In 1990, the Court extended the implied warranty to cover ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2014 By Craig J. Fleischmann, Esquire
As a follow up top my Blog post regarding the Superior Court's decision in Shafer Elec. v. Mantia, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the issue, and affirmed the Superior Court's ...
Continue reading "It's final - HICPA Will Not Bar A Claim for Quantum Meruit by a Contractor" »
Posted on Aug 2, 2014 By Ken Milner
Has there been a "real estate recovery?" Sales of residential real estate have risen over the past year, and residential real estate prices have crept upward. However, many real estate ...
Continue reading "Real Estate Fees and Taxes on the Rise" »