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7/9/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog

When an individual or family has worked for many years to build a successful business, one of their top priorities is ensuring that their children and grandchildren will have the ability to benefit from that investment of time and effort. There are a great many estate planning options available for Pennsylvania business owners, but many turn to a revocable living trust (RLT) to ensure that their intended heirs inherit assets as smoothly as possible. This powerful planning tool has a […]

7/7/2015 | Real Estate Blog

We have spent a good deal of time lately talking about Philadelphia’s problem with abandoned and vacant properties. The city might have an easier time finding a solution if all of the properties were the same — not necessarily a uniform size, but in the same condition. Even if these parcels could be broken down into two or three categories, it might be easier to find buyers or to make redevelopment a more attractive option.

7/4/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog

This day is a federal holiday which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

7/3/2015 | Real Estate Blog

Real estate developers, homebuilders and realtors have had a pretty rough decade, and new potential problems seem always to be on the horizon. The foreclosure crisis sent new housing starts plummeting — and the apartment industry booming. Climate change threatens to alter entire coastlines — or at least to create new design and insurance challenges. Now, an entire generation of Americans may have given up on homeownership.

7/2/2015 | Commercial Litigation Blog

Many people don’t understand how title insurance actually works.  Here’s a brief overview of what title insurance is, and isn’t.