by SCDigital | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Closing Attorney Rick Dunn forwards this article describing closing costs and expenses that home buyers could expect at the time of closing. Things like the abstract or title exam, flood hazard area determination and credit report fees can surprise some first time...
by SCDigital | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is according to HartfordBusiness.com, a publication of the Hartford Business Journal. The upshot is that potential buyers are expected to enter the market in earnest as they attempt to prevent opportunity from passing them by. Trends from the previous year show...
by SCDigital | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just as there are alternate names for condominium-type ownership in other countries such as strata title in Canada and commonhold in the UK, there are community associations that are similar to but distinct from US-style residential condominiums. Home Owners...
by SCDigital | Feb 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
At the end of January, 2015, Charlie Perkins, David Chenelle and I travelled to San Francisco for Community Association Institute’s 36th Annual Community Association Law Seminar. The Seminar is a multi-day exposition of national legal developments in the area of...
by SCDigital | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Current mortgage interest rates remain near historic lows but the Federal Reserve is biding its time until implementing the planned increase. Expected some time this year, the rate hike may bring 30-year mortgages up to around 5%, prompting economists...
by SCDigital | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Community Associations Institute has issued an Action Alert relative to Congressional easing of antenna installation requirements for HAM Radios and how they may affect condominiums and other community associations. CAI views the unrestricted installation of...