Question: We told our listing broker that we wanted to sell our house “as is” with no repairs. Our listing broker has now brought us an offer, but this offer requires us to complete a Seller’s ...

Any responsible buyer wants to know everything about the home they’re buying before signing on the dotted line. After all, this is probably the biggest purchase you will ever make, so due diligence is ...

The new international accounting standard is aimed at more consistent reporting that’s better aligned with how businesses are ...

The focus on the latest edition of Living Akamai is the importance of a Real Property Disclosure Statement. Kay Mukaigawa spoke about the 5-page document and how beneficial it is for prospective ...

On September 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (A.1967/S.5400) amending the Property Condition Disclosure Act (“PCDA”), which effectively eliminates a seller’s option to provide a ...

HILLSBORO, Mo. – Paula French’s daughter closed on a home in Hillsboro, Missouri in December. “We didn’t know that the well wasn’t part of the normal inspection,” French said. It’s a lesson her family ...

Early spring and the summer months tend to be the busiest time of the year when it comes to the sale of residential real estate. In general, people like to move during the summer months in order to ...

Under U.S. patent law, while there is no duty to perform a search of relevant art, inventors and those associated with filing or prosecuting patent applications as defined in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 have a ...

Question: We recently listed our Mesa home for $1.2 million with a prominent Mesa brokerage firm. Within three days, we accepted an offer for $1.1 million. When we signed the purchase contract ...

Plaintiffs in the FTX Trading Ltd. multidistrict litigation raised several objections to the disclosure statement in Delaware bankruptcy court, including that the reorganization plan allegedly ...

The Town of Hempstead posted 2022 financial disclosure statements for elected officials on its website 121 days late, following inquiries by Newsday. Town code requires officials, including board ...