Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Real Estate Law Blog
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On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
Development on Jul 3, 2015.
Real estate developers, homebuilders and realtors have had a pretty rough decade, and new potential problems seem always to be on the horizon. The foreclosure crisis sent new housing starts plummeting — and the apartment industry booming. Climate change threatens to alter entire coastlines — or at least to create new design and insurance challenges. Now, an entire generation of Americans may have given up on homeownership.
Continue Reading If Millennials can’t afford houses, are developers out of luck?...
Tags: Development, Home Purchase, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
Land Use & Zoning on Dec 13, 2012.
It has taken three years, but the final land development application of Medical Mission Sisters has finally been approved by the Abington Code Enforcement and Land Development Committee. The property spans parts of both Abington and Philadelphia and the sisters will be constructing 61 new apartment units.
Continue Reading Three years later, nuns’ zoning application still on the run...
Tags: Construction, Development, Land Use And Zoning, Residential Real Estate
It isn’t often that a national perspective on the real estate market is offered. For the most part, those in the profession tend to focus on commercial, construction, residential or some other specialized market.
Continue Reading Major issues facing the real estate market in the years to come...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Residential Real Estate
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
Real Estate Law on May 2, 2012.
A Census Bureau report released on Tuesday revealed that the national rate of homeownership has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, at 65.4 percent. An increase of renting accompanies the decrease, to the point where the apartment-vacancy rate was 8.8 percent in the first quarter of 2012.
Continue Reading May be worth it to hire an attorney before buying a home in Pennsylvania...
Tags: Construction, Residential Real Estate
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
Construction on Apr 17, 2012.
Our Philadelphia readers may have heard of modular home construction, otherwise known sectional prefabricated homes. These homes are constructed from multiple modules or sections built in a remote facility and delivered to the building site. Individual modules can be as much as 90 percent complete when they are shipped from factor to building sites, including walls flooring, ceilings, stairs and finishes.
Continue Reading Some Philadelphia builders would like to see increase of modular construction...
Tags: Construction, Residential Real Estate
Zoning, or how a property is zoned, can have a tremendous impact on the market value of a piece of Pennsylvania real estate. Broadly, zoning is the way governments regulate the way land can be used. Common zoning classifications of land include commercial, residential and industrial.
Continue Reading Pennsylvania town rejects zoning change...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Land Use, Residential Real Estate, Zoning