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6/30/2020 3 Reasons to Buy a Condo — and 3 Reasons to Beware—WTOP News

If you’re contemplating buying a house, especially in an urban area, you may be asking yourself: Is buying a condo a better deal?
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6/22/2020 Homeowner wants HOA to have tougher rules on trash cans—Las Vegas Review-Journal

My HOA management company and board, has not been citing residence for keeping their trash cans in plain view as long as they are on the side of the garage and not the front of the garage or in the front yard.
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6/18/2020 StoneTurn Exec Says Force Majeure Clauses Lack Specificity—Law360

Many real estate owners, lenders and tenants — as well as buyers and sellers — are finding their force majeure contract clauses to be too broad as the COVID-19 pandemic brings increased scrutiny to such clauses, StoneTurn partner and law firm expert Jeffrey Matthews told Law360 in a recent interview.
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6/18/2020 Housing Tax Credit Tenants Brace For Evictions Due To Virus—Law360

Thousands of cash-strapped apartment dwellers are bracing for a wave of evictions next month that could worsen the national affordable housing shortage, placing pressure on owners of housing tax credit properties seeking to maintain financial solvency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6/15/2020 Termination of HOA is complicated—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Note: I wanted to give my readers the updated, as of May 31, state Local Empowerment Advisory Panel guidelines for opening community playgrounds and parks.
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6/12/2020 Steps For Commercial Real Estate Lenders As Biz Resumes—Law360

Lenders, just like most of us aren't coming out of quarantine 10 pounds lighter, caught up on Russian classics, or with a cleaned and organized garage, it's clear that borrowers are not going to emerge from any short loan-deferral cocoon looking like a monarch butterfly. Rather than expecting a monarch butterfly, best adjust your expectations and get ready to see a fat caterpillar.
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6/12/2020 Despite foreclosure freeze, HOAs sending default notices—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Daisy Maldonado knew she was behind on her homeowners association dues. But when a collection agency mailed her a notice recently, she read a dire message.
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6/8/2020 ‘Cruise Ships on Land’: As Las Vegas Reopens, a Huge Test for Casinos—New York Times

It was among the last of the big conferences before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the massive casinos lining the Las Vegas Strip in March. More than 1,000 people gathered at MGM Resorts International’s Mirage Hotel & Casino for the Women of Power Summit, after organizers of the networking event for executive women of color assured attendees that the risk of attendance was “extremely low.”
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6/8/2020 HOA boards have rules for reopening pools, gyms—Las Vegas Review-Journal

I think it is very important for homeowners to know the requirements for homeowners association boards to open their swimming pools and facilities. Las Vegas attorney John Leach provides the details and restrictions that have been placed upon association boards that are causing delays in allowing homeowners to use their facilities:
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5/21/2020 Existing-Home Sales Wane 17.8% in April—PR Newswire

Existing-home sales dropped in April, continuing what is now a two-month skid in sales brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions experienced a decline in month-over-month and year-over-year sales, with the West seeing the greatest dip in both categories.
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5/19/2020 Ethos Specialty launches U.S. real estate liability program—Reinsurance News

Ethos Specialty has announced the launch of a new commercial general liability program for U.S. real estate owners and managers.
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5/19/2020 ‘Twilight’ Star Gregory Tyree Boyce Dead at 30—10 News Boston

"Twilight" fans are mourning the death of Gregory Tyree Boyce.
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5/11/2020 As we head into summer HOA pools remain closed—Las Vegas Review-Journal

We just wondered if there is any time frame on when homeowners association condo pools might reopen?
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5/6/2020 Photos: Raiders coach Jon Gruden buys condo in Las Vegas for $360K—The Mercury News

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has purchased a $360,000 condominium near the new Raiders stadium, reports Realtor.com. This is the second purchase for Gruden in the team’s new city. In August, he paid $750,000 for a plot of land in the exclusive Southern Highlands Golf Club, 10 miles south of the Strip, according to the report.
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4/20/2020 Bogus battle over street parking puts Sunset Pass in HOA Hall of Shame—KTNV Las Vegas

When the first parking violation notice arrived last summer, homeowner Robert Liang thought it would be easy to sort out. He was wrong.
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4/15/2020 I-Team: HOAs dealing with member complaints—8 News Now Las Vegas

The stay at home order, loss of jobs and stress are causing tension with a company which manages homeowners’ associations.
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4/13/2020 A slew of hotels are heeding cities' pleas for help. Trump's aren't.—Politico

New York City needs more space — additional field hospitals, rooms for medical workers, shelters for the homeless. But President Donald Trump’s flagship property remains open and isn’t among the 20-plus hotels that have offered up empty rooms.
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4/9/2020 Rent Payments Fall as Layoffs Ripple Through U.S. Real Estate—Bloomberg

The economic pain caused by the coronavirus is translating to lower rent collections this month. Just 69% of U.S. apartment renters made payments through April 5. That compares with 81% who paid their rent by March 5, a new tracking tool published by the National Multifamily Housing Council shows.
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4/8/2020 Dems Mull Major Changes To Banking, Housing In Relief Bill—Law360.com

As House Democrats develop their proposal for another COVID-19 relief package, a memo obtained by Law360 shows that Financial Services Committee staff are recommending a blanket ban on stock buybacks, a halt to all evictions and foreclosures, and a pause on any negative credit reporting.
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4/6/2020 Homeowner celebrates big win over Rancho Bel Air HOA—KTNV Las Vegas

An HOA Hall of Shame story Darcy Spears first broke years ago has finally come to a happy ending.
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