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A few months ago, I received a call from a client whose daughter lived with three other women in an apartment. The landlord, who had a chain of apartments in the Greater Boston area, was being neglectful. There was a rodent problem, a leak in the ceiling persisted, and in this winter of winters...
01/31/2010
I went to a good law school where I was challenged every day to develop new and innovative ideas. In effect, I was told that what I did needed to be special, because I was "so well trained". Over forty years into a career as a Massachusetts real estate attorney have demonstrated to me that the wi...
01/30/2010
There are some important things I have learned about appearances before local Planning Boards or Zoning Boards. Have someone really "local" leading your team. I am a Massachusetts practicing real estate attorney with more than 40 years of experience. From time to time, I am asked to represent cli...
01/29/2010
There are some important things I have learned about appearances before local Planning Boards or Zoning Boards. Have someone really "local" leading your team. I am a Massachusetts practicing real estate attorney with more than 40 years of experience. From time to time, I am asked to represent cli...
01/29/2010
In Massachusetts, where I practice real estate law, lenders and developers often do not live up to their promises. That Unit which, for sure, is going to be ready by the end of the month, still has requires major finish work. "On my God, your loan got stuck in underwriting, and even though we iss...
01/28/2010
In Massachusetts, where I practice real estate law, the closing agent (almost always an attorney) requests a title abstract, which provides an at least 50 year history of the property in question. The Abstract, among other things, will show a "chain of title" which indicates dates and purchase p...
01/28/2010
To those people who regularly look at my posts, I commend this information for you review. Short sales are not going away, and our real estate communicty needs to know their options. ElliottWhen listing a Short Sale one of the most important things during the process is the BPO (Broker Price Opin...
01/26/2010
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In Massachusetts, we have a rather archaic practice regarding agreements for the purchase and sale of real estate. There is an Offer to Purchase (usually signed by both parties without the benefit of counsel). After the Offer is signed, there is an hiatus where the Buyer causes a home inspection ...
01/26/2010
I am a Massachusetts real estate attorney with over 40years of experience in the field of titles and conveyancing. If I don't know how to do a residential real estate transaction by now, it it pretty obvious that I will never know. I am not saying I know every nuance of every kind of a tranasctin...
01/25/2010
At Christmas each year, among other gifts, my wife always selects a book for mid-winter reading. This year the selection was "The Given Day" by Dennis Lehane, and I wanted to give everyone in the Nation a "thumbs-up" on this novel, and suggest you read it as soon as you can. Set in Boston, right ...
01/24/2010
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Realtor's Resource Blog is dedicated to furnishing current strategy and information to the Massachusetts real estate community of professionals and to out of state realtors and REO and relocation companies who need excellent representation in Massachusetts. My law firm, Topkins & Bevans, can cover the entire state of Massachusetts. I hope to use my 40 years of hands-on real estate experience to assist you and your Massachusetts Buyers and Sellers.