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6 April 2020 | 1 reply
If you really do the math, you may find that freeing those funds to invest without government handcuffs is totally worth the tax and penalty.
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8 April 2020 | 10 replies
Local government has no power to mandate this, though we have asked the state to do so (also some deep legal questions), and I support the federal government doing this (after all, our tax dollars, we should have some say about how they are spent).
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7 April 2020 | 1 reply
I am wondering how people are handling the inability to obtain a housing occupancy permit with municipal government shut down?
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30 April 2020 | 14 replies
Thanks to several policies led by title companies, financial institutions, and local governments, as well as real estate services’ designation as an essential business, real estate closings have continued without interruption.Updates to Closing ProceduresAlthough some title insurance offices have been forced to temporarily close some locations, changes to the traditional closing services have been implemented by many title insurance companies.
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9 April 2020 | 37 replies
I'm also not sure if it makes sense to work with local government on property taxes delays as well as insurance companies on premiums.
7 April 2020 | 14 replies
Only cities can or other government agencies.
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9 April 2020 | 2 replies
Stories like this give us all reason to dislike local governments even more.Check our www.SayRhino.com We use this at my firm.
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7 April 2020 | 0 replies
Hi everyone,I though I would repost those 2 ressources that came in today from the government of Alberta in case some of you might not have stumbled onto them yet.
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8 April 2020 | 13 replies
There has been a lot of government subsidization and stabilization efforts in the Wood Lawn area in recent years.
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28 September 2020 | 113 replies
SBA government link for more info:https://www.sba.gov/