Historic tax credit bill gets boost
Amendments to the year-old state historic tax credit program have been approved and could be in place within the next few weeks. The move could kick start a number of high profile local projects. bizjournals.com |
Shopping-Center Malaise
Retail landlords continued to lower lease rates to attract tenants during the first quarter, revealing that optimism about a recovery in retail sales has yet to translate into gains for shopping-center owners. But some think a bottom is near. online.wsj.com |
Life estates are a complex area of law
Q: My wife and I have owned our house for many years. I am several years older, so she is likely to outlive me. I want to make sure she will be able to stay in the house for the rest of her life and have heard that a "life estate" could take care of that. Can you explain how it works? Law - Real estate - United States - New York City - Performing arts feeds.washingtonpost.com |
New home sales drop 12.4%
New home sales unexpectedly fell in July to the lowest level on record as the housing market continued to suffer from the end of the homebuyer tax credit boost. rss.cnn.com |
In homeowners associations, it pays to keep paying your dues
Q. Our homeowners association has restrictive covenants that create two classes of homeowners. One class is for homeowners who received their property directly from the developer, and the second class is all the others. The developer class has voting rights that are superior to those of the others. feeds.washingtonpost.com |