Monday, April 30th, 2007
Anyone in the real estate business - novice or expert can tell you that changes in property values and other market fluctuations can wreck havoc on operations. For example, rents can go up or down quite frequently and/or tenancy rates can increase and decrease in a very short period of time.
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Mechanics Liens
In regards to purchasing a property, a buyer needs to pay particular attention to the issue of mechanics liens. If a contractor does any work on a piece of real property and isn’t paid they can file a mechanics lien against the property to ensure that they eventually are. Generally, it is required […]
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Today, we continue our discussion on common pitfalls seen in a real estate deal by looking at potential debt services and lender requirement problems. Oftentimes, borrowers will find that they need to borrow money to buy property and that the lender is probably going to require security for that loan.
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Purchasing real estate — any real estate — involves a certain level of risk. Obviously, your goal is to minimize those risks as much as possible. To do so, requires doing your homework and thoroughly checking every aspect of the sale. Examples of potential problems that may lead to legal disputes often […]
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
MGM Mirage has confirmed that the cost of its CityCenter project has increased by $400 million to $7.4 billion. The increase is due in part to an additional 670,000 sf of construction. The increase, however, is being offset by an expected $2.7 billion in residential sales, up $200 million from previous expectations, resulting in […]
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