Deeds and Leases

I realize that brokers are eternal optimists; we have to be or we would end up in insane asylums, especially after the past couple of years. However I sense a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Not only have the past couple of years have been extremely challenging, but in the near term this past [...]

The Westchester County Builders and Realty Institute (BRI) announced this afternoon that the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has decided to follow the New York City model and require that all rental tenants in the state that are subject to rent regulation, i.e., the New York City Rent Stabilization Law, [...]

The New York Times Business Day Two States Sue Bank of America Over Mortgages By ANDREW MARTIN and MICHAEL POWELL Published: December 17, 2010 The two states contend the bank misled customers about their eligibility for modifications on their home mortgages.

While the consensus is that the number of sales will increase in 2011, pricing will remain soft. The recent sharp uptick in interest rates may provoke a surge in market sales after the new year as buyers seek to lock in the still historically low rates. Many buyers who are currently approved will have to [...]

What a great story, and regrettably very true. There is nothing that raises more ugly passions than the holiday season. This is a time of year when we should all come together regardless of our religious persuasion, but instead we start to measure the “amount” or “adequacy” of a particular object to see if it [...]

This is a great victory for the Attorney General and people with disabilities. The AG found six developers, two of whom are in Yonkers had violated the ADA by improperly building apartments that did not meet standards, and caused difficulties for people with disabilities from renting them and/or living in their homes. As part of [...]

After a young women named Amanda died of Carbon Monoxide poisoning in her home in the Buffalo area, the State Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law new tougher regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all properties that have furnaces, stoves, hot water heaters etc. – any potential sources of carbon monoxide generation. The [...]

  Headline got your attention? It should! How does up to $555 in free money from cash strapped New York State sound? Well its true! From February 12th until the 21st, or until the money runs out, NYSERDA is offering rebates for qualifying refrigerators, freezers and clothes washers. Enhanced rebates are available for people who [...]

        2009 was dismal, but we have turned the corner. That is the crux of the market report issued this week by the Westchester Putnam MLS. I generally let this document speak for itself because I frankly am not in love with it. Not because anything in it is wrong – not [...]

Today Houlihan Lawrence launched its new state-of-the-art website http://www.houlihanlawrence.com This has been a long time coming, and it is very web 2.0! Sporting a new soothing color scheme, it is chock full of new features, including larger pictures, map searches, YELP! integration, school information, enhanced client access and so much more. Combined with our new in-house [...]