April 13, 2016
HOA Crybabies
Realtor.com quoted me in Neighbor Files Noise Complaint With HOA for Crying Baby. It opens, People file noise complaints against neighbors for all kinds of reasons, from dogs that won’t stop barking to partiers who won’t stop blasting Britney Spears. (Britney? Really?) Yet recently … Continue reading
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April 7, 2016
Protecting Seniors’ Home Equity
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued and Advisory and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse. The Report defines elder financial exploitation as the illegal or improper use of an older person’s funds, property or assets. Studies … Continue reading
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April 6, 2016
All The Single Ladies . . . Buy Houses
Realtor.com quote me in More Single Women Hunt for Homes, Not Husbands. It reads, in part, Alayna Tagariello Francis had always assumed she’d marry first, then buy a home. But when she found herself footloose, free, and definably single in her … Continue reading
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April 5, 2016
Creative Credit Union Mortgages
DepositAccounts.com quoted me in Types of Institutions in the U.S. Banking System – Credit Unions. It reads, in part, What You Need to Know About Credit Unions For more than 100 years, credit unions have been providing financial services to their members. … Continue reading
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April 4, 2016
Living with Nightmare Neighbors
US News & World Report quoted me in How to Avoid and Live With Neighbor Nightmares. It opens, When Mike Scanlin and his wife moved into an expensive ground-floor condominium within a four-story building in a posh part of Los Angeles … Continue reading
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April 1, 2016
Cyberfraud at The Closing Table
Realtor.com quoted me in Watch Out, Your Closing Funds May Be Heading to a Cybercriminal. It opens, Imagine being on the brink of owning a home—you can almost feel the keys in your hand. You’ve wired tens of thousands of dollars into escrow to … Continue reading
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March 29, 2016
Buying Into The Sexiest Real Estate
Newsmax quoted me in How to Buy and Sell in the Sexiest of Real Estate Markets. It opens, With the opening of the 7 subway station at 34th Street last year, more than 100 shops and 5,000 residences, the Hudson Yards neighborhood … Continue reading
March 29, 2016 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
