Do you own a home that was built prior to 1978?  Are you thinking about hiring a professional to conduct renovation, repair or painting activities in or around your home?   Under the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed strict regulations regarding renovation, repair and [...]

In Massachusetts, the law governing septic system installation and maintenance is known as Title V.  Whenever a homeowner is going to be selling his home, he will need to get what is called a "Title V inspection" [...]

The mortgage crunch hit condominiums hard with the recent changes to the Federal National Mortgage Association Selling Guide, including some alterations that went into effect March 1, [...]

As the billions of dollars that taxpayers paid to bail out private companies such as AIG, General Motors, Chrysler, Bank of America and Citigroup after the 2008 sub-prime mortgage/stock market crisis are repaid, there is another, even larger public bailout that doesn't get nearly the publicity it merits.  It is the [...]

Did you know about the Homestead Law? This law effects every homeowner and these changes are effective in just a few days.

For a thirty-five dollar filing fee, Massachusetts homeowners have the ability to protect their principle residence from the claims of certain creditors up to $500,000.00.  Until recently, this [...]

While most prospective purchasers of foreclosed properties or current owners of properties that were foreclosed upon in the last few years may be aware that the federal government has pressured lenders to slow down their pending foreclosures to be sure they are following the legal requirements of the states [...]