Each week, Suburban Realtors Alliance staff reviews local and regional newspapers for public notices about proposed ordinances that would affect the sale of real estate — new inspection requirements, sign regulations, tax changes, etc. And ...
When a property is being sold in a municipality that requires a use and occupancy (U&O) inspection, it’s typically up to the seller to go through the process of ensuring the property is up to code and obtain the resale ...
School districts have started working on their 2022-2023 budgets. They are limited in how much they can raise taxes by state law -- namely, Act 1 of 2006. The Act 1 Index sets a maximum tax increase for each school district, each year. However, a ...
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When dealing with a local government during a property sale, it's important to maintain an appropriate level of respect for its authority under state law — mainly because it's in your and your client's best interest. For example, if you ...
Ideally, homes are assessed at 100% of their market values. That’s what happens immediately after a countywide reassessment. But assessment values become inaccurate over time as the real estate market changes. To keep new assessments in line ...
Update: Watch a recording of the webinar below: Jump to a section:0:00 Introduction3:18 What is Act 133? 5:18 Why did the old law (MCOCA) need to be amended in 2016? 6:58 Did the revisions in Act 133 'do the trick'? Are there still issues with ...
We recently heard from a member who had helped her clients close on a home, only to discover a significant electrical issue after settlement. They were surprised by the electrical problem, because the township had performed a use and occupancy ...
Upper Darby Township has dropped a controversial requirement that buyers and sellers provide copies of photo identification during property transfers. Instead, the township will update its resale application to include fields for individuals' names ...
The Bucks County Association of Realtors and the Suburban Realtors Alliance held a live town hall with the Bucks County Commissioners on Friday, March 19. *Note: The Emergency Rental Assistance Program website mentioned in the video can be found at: ...