IHOP Is Not Fast Food
by In the case of McDonald v Rappaport et al, Judge Tauro of the United States District Court of Massachusetts, found that the International House of …
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Chicago Transfer Tax
The City of Chicago is trying to expand the scope of its real estate transfer tax to to be paid even when the buyer forfeits …
The CMBS Market has Re-Opened
According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. sold the first commercial mortgage backed security of the year: Morgan Stanley Sells First Commercial Mortgage …
Personal Knowledge Management and the Knowledge Market
As Davenport and Prusak state in Working Knowledge: “People rarely give away valuable possessions, including knowledge, without expecting something in return.” First generation knowledge systems …
Recording Fees for Multiple Transactions in a Single Document
The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its decision in Patriot Resorts Corp v. Register of Deeds for Berkshire North (No. 06-P-725) [Social Law Library Membership Required]. …
Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs
Teri G. Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel has a great post on Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs. Teri …
Why Blog? – Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs
Teri G. Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel has a great post on Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs. Teri …
Securitization and Lax Mortgage Lending
The Chain of Fools is the title of The Economist‘s Economics Focus column. The article points to the increasing evidence that securitization lead to lax …
REITs and Joint Ventures
Arleen Jacobius of PIonline.com reports on institutional investors entering into joint ventures with REITs to as an alternative to direct real estate investments: Joint Ventures …
Macklowe and his Capital
According to the Wall Street Journal, Harry Macklowe is still battling his lenders and his lenders are battling each other over his New York skyscrapers: …
Legos and Real Estate
I admit that my first exposure to real estate was building houses out of Lego bricks. Today, January 28, 2008, is the 50th anniversary of …
Closing Protection Letters – New Forms
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), recently approved three new form closing protection letters. These new forms took effect on January 1, 2008. Closing Protection …
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Toronto’s Land Transfer Tax
From Bruce McKenna at the Canadian Commercial Real Estate Law Blog, is this piece on the increase Toronto’s Land Transfer Tax. Here is a copy …
Is CRM Worth It? The Pros and Cons of Client Relationship Management
The editors of Law Practice magazine from the ABA posed a scenario of a law firm contemplating the purchase of a client relationship management system. …
Financing the Construction and Acquisition of Your Real Estate Development Project
Below is my material from Real Estate Development From Beginning to End in Massachusetts. The document is hosted on a site called Docstoc.
University Designation for a Training Program
We are revamping some aspects of the real estate group’s training program. We are using the concept of a college catalog, with numbered designations for …
Trimming Trees in Massachusetts
After this latest snowstorm in Boston, I had to drag some fallen limbs into my compost pit. I thought this would be a good time …
New York and London Office Markets
With the fall-out of the sub-prime loans, there is continuing good news in the commercial markets. London has surpassed Hong Kong to hold the position …
Terror Risk Insurance Act Extended
With a week left before expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, President Bush Signs 7 Year Terror Insurance Extension, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program …
Free Speech at the Mall
The California Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters inside a shopping mall when it handed out its opinion on Christmas Eve for the case …