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“GOOGLE”…… It's a verb and it is an excellent underwriting tool

By Renee Bondaroff on December 3, 2015
Every day most of us go to this technology for personal use….to find vendors, forgotten phone numbers addresses, old friends. I’m not advocating that you use random internet data to make decisions on liability issues. However, there are a multitude of ...
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Enforceability of Assignment-of-Rents Provisions

By Jack Murray on November 19, 2015
During the past several years, state and federal courts (including bankruptcy courts) have struggled with the issue of what actions must be taken by a mortgagee that holds a recorded assignment of rents in order to obtain title to the rents and directly ...
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A Partnership for Sustainability

By Paul Monaco on November 4, 2015
Before it became home to hundreds of start-up and global technology companies, Silicon Valley was once known as “Valley of Heart's Delight”. With its rich soil and perfect climate, this was a valley that was known for its agriculture, which is of course ...
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Topics: Sustainability

(White Paper) The Three Vs of Cross-Border Investment: Volume, Velocity and Variety

By First American NCS on October 27, 2015
U.S. Commercial Real Estate increasingly is a global game, as foreign entities, funds and individuals cross borders at warp speed to invest in trophy properties in major markets. The report, The Three Vs of Cross-Border Investment: Volume, Velocity and ...
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Topics: White Papers

The Benefit of Buying Real Estate in Receivership

By Josh Slan on October 20, 2015
Looking for a quicker, cheaper alternative to a foreclosure, then a receiver sale may be the perfect option for you. These types of sales not only save time and money, but they also preserve the value of the property and minimize potential losses and ...
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Transfer Taxes in New York State

By Mike Berey on October 13, 2015
The transaction of real property within New York, and transfer of a controlling interest in an entity owning real property in the state, may require the payment of one or more transfer taxes. New York State imposes a transfer tax of $4.00 for each $1000 ...
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