The Latino Small Business Boom
According to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, there are 4.4 million Latino-owned businesses in this country that are responsible for the injection of over $700 billion into the U.S. economy. In the past year alone, the average annual revenue of those businesses spiked by 26.5%, while the number of credit applications jumped 22%. The […]
Understanding Different Types of Commercial Leases
Understanding the type of lease you are being asked to sign can be the ultimate success or failure of your business. If you want to be sure that the final cost you pay is what you expected going into the deal, take the time to learn about commercial leases. Before getting into the three basic […]
Pursuing a Property Tax Appeal
Welcome to New Jersey, home to one of the highest property tax rates in the nation. What can you, a business owner, do about it? How can you save thousands of dollars per year? The answer is simple. You should pursue a property tax appeal if the tax assessed value is significantly higher than the […]
Hackers Hijacking E-mails Sent to Homebuyers
The moment you are about to make the final payment for your new home before the closing should be one of sweet relief. It should be cause for celebration. Yet, a new scam has been discovered that is robbing this moment from potential homebuyers across the nation. According to FBI reports, reports of this scam have […]
What Is the Summary Dispossess Process in NJ for Commercial Tenants?
A tenant is a tenant, right? From a landlord’s perspective, as long as rent is paid and paid on time, what is the difference? Anyone following this line of logic is forgetting one thing, the lease. A lease is a legal document where the property owner conveys a property interest to another for a specific […]
The Home Warranty for the First-Time Homeowner
The Home Warranty for the First-Time HomeownerLet us assume now that you go to bed and wake up in your very own home. That should be good enough, right? Now, someone suggests you might need a home warranty. What is a home warranty?It is not the new home warranty associated with a new construction discussed in […]
Registering with the New Home Warranty Program
Keeping the “sweet” in “home sweet home” is not just the concern of the buyer, but is the responsibility of the builder as well. If you are in the business of constructing owner-occupied new homes, you must register with the New Home Warranty Program. Owner-occupied homes can include:Single family housesTwo family houses (duplexes)Factory-built housesTownhousesCo-opsCondominiumsModular residencesWHO […]
Residential Real Estate in New Jersey: Selling Your Home
Selling your home can be a stressful event. At the advice of a licensed realtor, you will take many steps to prepare your home for sale, such as staging and making any repairs and/or changes that will make your house more marketable. The following is an overview of the sale process once the buyer and the […]