Tag Archives: Real Estate Law
Google, Microsoft Assume Roles of Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Web
Published December 6, 2011 in The National Law Review an article by Nicole Kardell of Ifrah Law regarding Google, Yahoo! and Bing have suspended their accounts with hundreds of advertisers and agents associated with mortgage programs under federal investigation: Google, Yahoo! and Bing have suspended their accounts with hundreds of advertisers and agents associated with mortgage programs under …
Mortgage Industry to Face Centralized Repository for State Regulatory Enforcement Actions – Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011
Posted in the National Law Review an article by attorney Thomas J. McKee, Jr., Gil Rudolph and Michael R. Sklaire of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding State Regulatory Registry LLC (SRR); Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011 On July 22, 2011, the State Regulatory Registry LLC (SRR) issued a Request for Public Comments on a proposal to collect, centralize and publish all state …
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by U.S. Department of Energy in response to The Washington Post’s assertions about the Department of Energy’s loan programs: The Washington Post’s assertions today about the Department of Energy’s loan programs are both incomplete and inaccurate. Here are the facts: over the past two years, the Department of Energy’s Loan …
NYC Condo Refinance Collapses Because There Was No “Meeting of the Minds”
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Eric S. O’Connor of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP wherein plaintiffs sought damages arising out of their attempt to refinance a mortgage loan with the defendant bank: In Trief v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Index No. 105280/09, — N.Y.S.2d — (Sup Ct, NY County, Apr. 4, 2011) (“Trief”), the …
Avoid Unnecessary Real Property Taxes
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Richard B. Tranter and Sarah Sparks Herron of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP regarding valuation pitfalls involved with the purchase of an on-going business that owns real estate. When Buying an On-Going Business that Includes Real Estate in Ohio Beware the valuation pitfalls involved with the purchase of an on-going business that owns …
Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win for Hospital Systems with Offsite Facilities
Posted on August 10, 2011 in the National Law Review an article by Craig J. Johnson, Kate L. Bechen, David J. Hanson and Robert L. Gordon of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP regarding a major victory for hospital systems with offsite outpatient facilities in Wisconsin. Last month the Wisconsin Supreme Court provided a major victory for …
The New Wave of Insurance Construction Defects? Four States Enact Statutes Favoring Coverage for Faulty Workmanship
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Clifford J. Shapiro and Kenneth M. Gorenberg of Barnes & Thornburg LLP about whether construction defects are covered by commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies and briefly discuss four new statutes in various states. Courts across the country remain split on the issue of whether claims alleging construction defects are covered by …
EPA and Corps Issue Draft Guidance on Waterways and Wetlands That Fall Under Federal Jurisdiction as Part of Obama Administration’s Just Released Clean Water Framework
Recently posted by Linda H. Bochert of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - details about the recent draft guidance issued about when a wetland is subject to federal jurisdiction: Five years after the US Supreme Court issued the decision that was supposed to – but didn’t – clarify when a wetland is subject to federal jurisdiction, the …
Residential Foreclosures: Lenders Become Landlords
Featured Guest blogger at the National Law Review, W. Alexander Burnett of Williams Mullen provides great insight on the evolving role of certain lenders becoming landlords after foreclosures: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, Public Law 111-22 Introduction On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act …
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