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Q&A: Time to pay the piper on condo roof replacement Q: I live in a retirement condominium that is about 40 years old. Our county notified us that we must be inspected by an engineer to determine if we have construction deficiencies. The report indicated that our main problem was the roof. We recently started …
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Canarsie, Brooklyn – Homey, but No Haven From Hard Times Even years ago, back when she rented in East Flatbush, Ismay Gardner knew she liked Canarsie, a quiet suburban community on Brooklyn’s south shore with row upon row of detached houses and neat lawns. When she decided to buy a house, Canarsie was the first …
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New lender rules on ‘buy-and-bail’ to help, and hurt A crackdown by mortgage lenders on a fraudulent practice known as “buy-and-bail” could make it more difficult for law-abiding homeowners to take advantage of today’s depressed market. The scheme involves owners telling the lender on a new home that they plan to keep their old one …
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Housing Pain Gauge: Nearly 1 in 6 Owners ‘Under Water’ The relentless slide in home prices has left nearly one in six U.S. homeowners owing more on a mortgage than the home is worth, raising the possibility of a rise in defaults — the very misfortune that touched off the credit crisis last year. The …
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Palm Ballroom in Palm Beach Hotel aiming to avoid foreclosure sale [South Florida] Just last year, the Palm Ballroom’s cypress ceiling covered cabaret shows and big-name acts like The Drifters. Today, the dusty space within the Palm Beach Hotel looks like it last boogied in the 1920s, when the ballroom was built. Absent a $3.26 …
Financial advisers answer your questions Question: I currently have 3 properties all with separate mortgages but with the same lender. If I was unable to continue paying on all 3 and decided to give the deed on one of the properties back to the lender, but continued to remain current on payments on the other …