Effective January 1, 2008, Maryland has amended its rules regarding the Homestead Tax Credit. This credit or reduced tax is given to owner occupants, as

The trauma in the “sub-prime” mortgage market has obviously spilled over into the “prime” mortgage markets. The demise of a number of “sub-prime” lenders has

A Realtor called me the other day and described the following scenario. Her client had purchased a town home in the spring of 2005. The

In today’s tighter real estate market, we are constantly getting calls from buyers, sellers, agents and lenders regarding various “schemes” which they have been told

In our last two articles, we discussed Paragraphs One (1) through Seventeen (17) of the recently revised Regional Sales Contract. This will conclude our review

In the last newsletter, we reviewed in detail the first ten paragraphs of the Regional Sales Contract. This article continues with a discussion beginning withParagraph

The GCAAR Regional Sales Contract was significantly revised effective January 1, 2012. Although it is not the form primarily used in Frederick County, it is

No provision in the Maryland Association of Realtors Contract creates more dissension and confusion than Paragraph 12 “Condition of Property and Possession.” The introductory provisions

By David Parker, Esq. Effective October 1, 2005, Maryland law changed to now require the disclosure of certain property defects, even if the Seller elects