Naming beneficiaries isn’t as easy as it sounds, p3
1/20/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog
The weather in the Philadelphia area has not been as bad as last year, but we are still having a tough winter. Icy roads, multi-vehicle pileups, and a general sense of gloom this past weekend had many of us curled up at home with a book or a good movie. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but wouldn’t those hours have been the perfect time to review and to update your beneficiary forms? For people with small children — […]
Revel continues to be a lesson in the art of the mixed-up deal
1/19/2015 | Real Estate Blog
We will continue our discussion about artist James Dupree’s fight with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority in our next post. First, though, we want to go back a little further to the struggle of Atlantic City’s Revel casino to find a new buyer.
A friend asks: Are condo associations the spawn of Satan? p3
1/16/2015 | Real Estate Blog
Just finishing up our discussion of a friend’s frustrations with her condominium association. She is president, and the association had to make some major repairs to the garage, which is a common element owned by the association.
Naming beneficiaries isn’t as easy as it sounds, p2
1/16/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog
You can think all you want about how you want your property distributed after your death. You can talk and talk about who will inherit your retirement accounts or who is the beneficiary of your life insurance policy. None of it will mean a thing if you don’t tell the bank or the insurance company what you want. They need to know, perhaps more than anyone, what will happen when you die, and they generally ask for that information on […]
Positive News on Real Estate and Construction Market in NJ
1/15/2015 | Construction Blog
One of the biggest commercial real estate brokerage firms in New Jersey is reporting some positive numbers for New Jersey’s real estate and construction economy. According to recent information released by the company, new industrial space was built at the fastest pace seen since 2002 last year. In addition, nearly 12 million square feet of existing tenant space was reabsorbed by the tenants back in the market.