Elton John sues over penthouse value Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County tax assessors office, saying the county overvalued his penthouse condominium. The tax assessors office placed a value of $4.6 million on John’s 12,000-square-foot condo on Peachtree Street in Atlanta’s trendy Buckhead neighborhood. But that value is $900,000 too much, …
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Sketchy lending practices forcing many from their homes [South Florida]
Sketchy lending practices forcing many from their homes [South Florida] By the time Winston Williams filed for bankruptcy, one of his two mortgage lenders had, too. Then, by the time the Riviera Beach man was ordered to pay more than $126,000 to stave off foreclosure, his other lender had agreed to pay millions to settle …
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Conversion delays ending for Boca, Palm Beach condos [South Florida]
Conversion delays ending for Boca, Palm Beach condos [South Florida] Condo converter Ceebraid-Signal promises progress in two of its troubled projects, both of which have experienced significant delays and been the subject of liens and lawsuits. Company officials say they will resume work on the long-delayed Eden Condominium project in Boca Raton next month.
Messy paper trail leads to trouble with refinancing
Messy paper trail leads to trouble with refinancing Refinancing a mortgage four times in a year creates enough stress. Add title problems, and you can hardly bear the anxiety. It happened to Apurva Pande and his wife, Chinmaya Misra. Both are architects in Los Angeles, and they bought a house three years ago. The house …
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Hardest Part Of Buying A House Might Be The Forms
Hardest Part Of Buying A House Might Be The Forms When you are finally ready to take the plunge and make an offer on a house, your real estate agent will bring out a hefty pile of papers with which to convey that offer. If you are a first time buyer you should have each …
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Rent-to-buy deal puts family in a bind
Rent-to-buy deal puts family in a bind Housetraders Realty faces lawsuit after jacking up price Richard and Melissa McGlade thought they were on the verge of owning their own home. Instead, they find themselves entangled in a legal dispute over a rent-to-buy contract for the Cape Coral home they’ve lived in for two years.