Real Estate – Estate Planning – Personal Injury
CHFA Mortgage Assistance for Connecticut Home Buyers The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, or CHFA, provides mortgage assistance programs to homebuyers in Connecticut. To receive CHFA mortgage assistance, you must be a first-time homebuyer or buying a home in a revitalization zone …
FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Loan Amounts for Conforming “FHA” Mortgages There is some good news for those people looking to buy a home in 2017. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, has announced that for the first time …
What is a real estate conveyance tax? A real estate conveyance tax is a tax paid by the “Transferor” in a real estate transaction, typically this is a Seller. However, there are some clever Sellers that put the burden of …
How is a Binder/Offer to Purchase Different from a Contract? What is a Binder or Offer to Purchase? A real estate binder is an agreement that is commonly drafted by real estate agents. It is a document that contains all …
CT Multi-Family Purchase Disclosure Requirement Connecticut Creates Mandatory Disclosure Place Buyers of Multi-Family Real Estate On Notice of Equal Opportunity Housing Laws We live in a heavily regulated legal landscape. Often we perform a task we think is relatively simple, …
What is the CFPB Addendum and Why is it Necessary? The CFPB Closing Disclosure addendum is a document that is often attached to standard form real estate purchase and sales contracts after October 1, 2015. It became necessary because the …
Selling a Home in CT? You Need a Real Estate Closing Attorney If you are looking to sell your home, you may or may not want to hire a real estate agent, but you will definitely want to hire a …
Buying a House in CT or NY? You will need to hire a Real Estate Closing Attorney If you are looking to buy a home in Connecticut or New York, you will need the services of a real estate closing …
Hazard Insurance may Delay Your Real Estate Closing Under the new TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures (“TRID”) real estate settlement practices, consumers (those taking out a mortgage to buy a home) must receive and acknowledge the Closing Disclosure, a document showing where all …