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by ME&W | Sep 10, 2020 | Goldsmith, James L, Real Estate & Land Use
James L. Goldsmith, Esquire Ridiculous as it may be, some buyers and sellers hook-up without a Realtor®’s involvement. It may be then that you get a call for help. What would you charge to put a simple agreement of sale together covering all the terms the buyer and seller have already negotiated? Maybe it’s because you can pick-up a few dollars, or more likely it’s just that you hate to say “no.” So you agree... by ME&W | Aug 19, 2020 | Goldsmith, James L, Real Estate & Land Use
By James L. Goldsmith, Esquire A shared driveway may be an impasse or an obstacle to the sale of property. Why? To a lender the reason is the same as that behind its demand that the title be marketable. The mortgaged real estate is collateral for the loan and the lender wants to assure that the collateral may be easily sold at no less than the amount due on the mortgage. A title problem can... by ME&W | Jul 20, 2020 | Goldsmith, James L, Industry News, Real Estate & Land Use
James L. Goldsmith, Esquire Most of you have had some experience with the mediation program established by the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® and invoked in the agreement of sale, most likely from working with a client who initiates mediation or upon whom a request for mediation has been served. Realtors® too are named respondents in a mediation, usually by an aggrieved buyer. Here are some helpful tips for you and your clients to consider when... by ME&W | Jul 20, 2020 | Business Law, Goldsmith, James L, Real Estate & Land Use
By James L. Goldsmith, Esquire In a balanced market, and frequently in this seller’s market, properties are sold twice. There is the original offer and acceptance and then there is the renegotiation that follows the inspection reports. When a problem is discovered by an inspection, how should it be handled? Assuming that the agreement is contingent on the outcome of inspections, the buyer has the right to terminate. If, however, the buyer wants to move... by ME&W | Jun 20, 2020 | Business Law, Goldsmith, James L, Real Estate & Land Use
By James L. Goldsmith, Esquire The process of reopening business in Pennsylvania has been a bumpy road and the twists and turns ahead make predictions difficult. Not so the past: we know what was allowed and what not at any particular time. On March 19, 2020, Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania to close their physical locations and cease in-person operations to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Real estate licensees were... by ME&W | May 27, 2020 | Business Law, Goldsmith, James L, Real Estate & Land Use
Old issues – New times By James L. Goldsmith, Esquire Social Media Remember being inundated with solicitations for courses on the essentials of social networking, the rules of media etiquette and the like? Everyone was all over that stuff. Today, when the Commonwealth’s response to the pandemic evokes such vitriol and division it is hard to imagine that the message from those lessons stuck. As a lawyer working from home, I’m reading the releases from... « Older Entries