David Beckham came to Miami about 5 years ago promising to bring an MLS franchise to the area. There has been excitement in soccer circles as well in Miami’s glamor society. Having David Beckham and his celebrity wife Victoria part of Miami society has been...
A Pennsylvania law firm, O’Neill Braff & Staffin, fell victim to e-mail hackers and a wire fraud scam and improperly wired $580,000 to the Bank of China. Upon realizing his mistake, the attorney who initiated and verified the wire attempted to cancel it. He contacted...
Paul Newman uttered that famous line as Cool Hand Luke at the end of the 1967 classic, mocking the prison warden just before he is killed after his escape from jail. I often think about this quote when I am working out disagreements between parties....
We’ve been discussing it for well over a year. My wife has wanted to sell the house. It’s time to downsize, she argued. Let’s get out of the suburbs and get more urban, she said. But, in this case, I was the more emotional one....
Big business has made headlines in recent years for playing a role in solving community, national and global problems. Sometimes the corporations’ role is for social change. Sometimes, it is for humanitarian assistance. And, sometimes, it is to fill in the gaps where the government...
When 2 parties sign a real estate contract, they generally do so with the expectation that the seller wants to sell and the buyer wants to buy. Basically, at the time that the contract is signed, both parties want to close. However, sometimes, things happen...
Sophisticated commercial tenants generally understand that the cost of leasing space is not limited to rent. Most retail and higher end office spaces are net leases and therefore, include a separate charge for Common Area Maintenance and Operating Expenses (CAM). CAM charges are the charges...
Last week, the House of Representatives passed, and the President signed, The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). The Act rolls back several provisions of The Dodd-Frank Act, the law that was enacted to regulate banks following the financial crisis to help...
Investors in residential house flipping have made a big come back the last few years. Much of the popularity of this can be attributed to the many TV shows dedicated to renovation, repair, investment and flipping. I’ve written on this topic before (see post HERE)....
The Miami Herald reported last week (See Article HERE) that the Broward Sheriff’s Office has arrested 7 people on more than 600 charges of grand theft and identity theft. The accused allegedly fraudulently took ownership of 44 homes in Broward County, including from the estates...