The major problem that the vast majority of buyers will run into—especially when purchasing their first home—is a lease agreement that is still active with their apartment complex at the time of the purchase. If you locate the perfect home in May but your lease isn't over until September, you can't be expected to wait…
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4 Top Sustainable Home Trends
The emergence of sustainable energy and products have solidified the go-green movement. Solar energy and electric cars are just the tip of the iceberg. The impact of products on the environment has become a significant measure about their value. Those same principles are also being applied to homes. Smart homes and energy efficiency have a…
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Divorce and Foreclosure: What You Need to Know
By Victoria Falk What do you do when “I do” turns into “I don’t,” and you can no longer stand to be in the presence of the person that you imagined you would spend the rest of your life with? You vowed to be together “…for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness…
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BK Property Owner Who Accuses Emigrant Bank of ‘Predatory’ Lending Gets Extension on Foreclosure
By Will Fritz, BK Reader A Brooklyn property owner facing foreclosure after a years-long battle with her bank, who she accuses of engaging in “predatory” lending practices, has received a welcome reprieve — for now. Victoria Stennett’s 16-unit apartment building in Flatbush was supposed to be foreclosed on by Emigrant Bank on March 1. However,…
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Tips to Help You Get Rid of Basement Mold
By Chris Tobias If a musty scent rises from the basement, mold is present. Mold gathers in damp places with poor airflow and damages soft furnishings, like curtains and carpets, and grows on walls. Patches of mold release spores, and they are health hazards. It wrecks wood and rots material, and creates a musty stink…
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