There are all kinds of acronyms floating around when talking about mortgage programs for condominium associations: FHA, VA, FMNA, FHLMC, FDMC, etc. Community associations may benefit from learning about these programs,...
Category: Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use
Last Monday, July 21, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered what should be the final opinion with respect to whether a home seller in Pennsylvania needs to disclose that a murder/suicide took place in the...
The deadline for challenging your 2014-2015 Lancaster County property assessment is August 1, 2014. Appeals filed after August 1, 2014 won’t be heard until 2015 and won’t take effect until 2016. And if...
Property Taxes, Assessments, Appeals and Appraisals
June 21, 2013
Do you think you’re paying too much in real estate property taxes? Other than lobbying your school board, municipal leaders and county commissioners, there is not much you can do about the millage rate. It may be...
Real Estate Disclosures – Does it matter if my house is haunted?
January 30, 2013
In February of 2012, I wrote a blog post entitled What do you mean, my house is haunted? I commented on the case Milliken v. Jacono where the purchaser of a home had sued the seller and the seller’s real...