Friday Fast Facts

It is my pleasure to announce that, Peter J. Calvanese, Esq. has been appointed a member of the Law Committee of the New York State […]

FinCen’s Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) on all cash transactions where the purchase is an entity, has been in effect since January 13, 2016, was expanded […]

February 1, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed a bill (A374 / S979) that changed the expiration date of a portion of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) […]

December 16, 2016 The Nassau County Legislature has approved an increase the tax map verification letter charge. The Legislature voted to raise real estate fees […]

December 7, 2016 Please be advised that Local Law 26-2016 is expected to be amended which will create a new Real Property Tax Service Agency […]

As the City of New York attempts to collect more of the $1.5 billion it is owed in unpaid ECB fines, an amnesty program started […]

What is Title Insurance?   Your real estate purchase may be one of the largest investments that you will ever make. Title insurance makes sure […]

New York City Register UCC Filings   Effective August 1st, 2016, the New York City filing fee for the filing of UCC’s with the New […]

FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order The United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), In yet another endeavor to detect real estate money […]