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Wednesday, June 03, 2015

This Is What Happens When Your Neighbor's Falling Tree Damages Your House

Andrew Lieb , huffington post
This Is What Happens When Your Neighbor's Falling Tree Damages Your House
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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Title Waves - Free Lieb School Continuing Education Class on 6/30/15 at the Omni Building in Uniondale

Lieb School , Nassau County CE Class
Title Waves - Free Lieb School Continuing Education Class on 6/30/15 at the Omni Building in Uniondale

Course: Title Waves: The Title Insurance Course

Instructor: Andrew Lieb, Esq

Date: June 30th, 2015 at the Omni Building in Uniondale

Course Summary: Did you know that approximately 25% percent of real estate deals have title problems?  This title insurance course will help you avoid dead deals due to misinformation throughout the transaction process. You will learn who the underwriting players are and how their respective roles can influence your deal. We will discuss the impact of unmarketable title with brokerage commissions.  Additional topics covered include liens and forgeries in the chain of title and what transpires in real life cases. This course will enable you to take preventative measures to accurately describe your listing and avoid terminal transactions.
Let’s prevent title issues from killing our deals.
CE Credits: 3
To Register: Login to Your Lieb School Account and Click "Enroll" or "Join Waiting List"




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Monday, June 01, 2015

Making Home Affordable - New Handbook Available - Version 4.5

CPLR 3408 , Foreclosure settlement conference
Making Home Affordable - New Handbook Available - Version 4.5
To access the new Handbook for MHA, inclusive of HAMP and HAFA, click here. While reviewing the Handbook you should be aware of the case of US Bank v. Sarmiento wherein the Court held that the statutory good faith standard for a CPLR 3408 Foreclosure Settlement Conference is whether the "totality of the circumstances demonstrates that the party's conduct did not constitute a meaningful effort at reaching a resolution", including compliance with the Handbook. To review the case, click here.

This Handbook is the rules for banks / servicers to modify mortgages, so pay careful attention to detail and make sure that they comply.
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