12/30/11: Tax scams that can get you into big trouble with the IRS
Benny L. Kass
12/7/11: Is your real estate agent representing you?
Benny L. Kass
11/18/11: Organizations can help in housing disputes
Benny L. Kass
11/3/11: Reverse mortgages can be good option for seniors
Benny L. Kass
10/21/11: New rules for FHA financing hold pitfalls for condominium officials
Benny L. Kass
09/19/11: Tapping Your Retirement to Help Kids
Benny L. Kass
09/06/11: Reserve Funds Must Be Secured
Benny L. Kass
08/08/11: Do You Have to Escrow for Taxes
Benny L. Kass
07/25/11: New Maryland Law on Condo Insurance
Benny L. Kass
06/24/11: What is the Board of Directors?
Benny L. Kass
06/20/11: Selling Your Rented House Requires Tenant Involvement
Benny L. Kass
06/13/11: Don’t Lose That Condo Sale Because of the Resale Package
Benny L. Kass
05/26/11: Dealing with Elderly Mother’s House
Benny L. Kass
05/15/11: Amending Condo Documents Has Major Hurdles
Benny L. Kass
04/28/11: Maryland Enacts Weak Relief for Community Associations
Benny L. Kass
04/14/11: Whether Gay or Straight: Written Agreement Needed When Buying a Home
Benny L. Kass
03/20/11: Arbitrate or Litigate
Benny L. Kass
02/28/11: When Remodeling Protect Yourself
Benny L. Kass
02/17/11: First Time Home Buyer Credit Still Available For Soldiers And Foreign Service
Benny L. Kass
02/02/11: Housing Counsel 1031 (Starker) Exchanges
Benny L. Kass
01/20/11: Deducting Your Mortgage Interest Payments
Benny L. Kass
01/02/11: It's Tax Time: Will You (And The IRS)Be Ready?
Benny L. Kass
12/14/10: Beware of Bedbugs
Benny L. Kass
11/29/10: Mandatory Mediation Now Required Before DC Foreclosure
Benny L. Kass
11/15/10: Mortgage Termination: New Hope For Condominiums?
Benny L. Kass
11/02/10: District Issues Foreclosure Protection Statement
Benny L. Kass
10/19/10: It’s Never Too Early To Plan For Retirement And Inheritance
Benny L. Kass
10/04/10: Caution When Buying A Resale Condominium
Benny L. Kass
09/21/10: Beware Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Benny L. Kass
09/07/10: Who Does The Broker Represent?
Benny L. Kass
08/22/10: Dealing With A Difficult Board
Benny L. Kass
08/10/10: The Fair Housing Act: Serious Implications For Community Associations
Benny L. Kass
07/13/10: Fact Or Fiction: A Tax On Real Estate Sales
Benny L. Kass
06/15/10: Sibling Rivalry – No One Wins
Benny L. Kass
06/14/10: Facade Easements: Good For The Community And Could Be Good For You
Benny L. Kass
05/27/10: Understanding Life Estates
Benny L. Kass
05/18/10: Investing Association Moneys
Benny L. Kass
05/04/10: Pet Policy Procedures
Benny L. Kass
04/20/10: Dealing With A Forged Deed
Benny L. Kass
04/15/10: Dealing With Noise In Your Condo
Benny L. Kass
04/08/10: Can I Recover My Legal Fees In Litigation?
Benny L. Kass
02/23/10: Condo Associations Can Also Foreclose
Benny L. Kass
02/08/10: The "Due On Sale" Concept
Benny L. Kass
02/02/10: Exchanging Vacation Homes
Benny L. Kass
01/26/10: Home Selling Exclusions: A Great Benefit for Homeowners
Benny L. Kass
01/11/10: Is Your Home Your Castle?
Benny L. Kass
01/03/10: It's Never too Early for Tax Planning
Benny L. Kass
12/28/09: A Good New Year?
Benny L. Kass
12/15/09: When is a Real Estate Commission Earned?
Benny L. Kass
09/08/09: Tax Planning For Inherited Properties
Benny L. Kass
08/31/09: Time Is Of The Essence
Benny L. Kass
08/24/09: Tax Treatment On Foreclosures And Short Sales
Benny L. Kass
08/18/09: No Windfall For Casualty Losses
Benny L. Kass
08/10/09: Privacy Hurts Former Spouse
Benny L. Kass
08/02/09: The IRS Is Watching
Benny L. Kass
07/28/09: Foreclosed upon? Do you have the right to rent
Benny L. Kass
07/15/09: Escrow For Taxes
Benny L. Kass
07/14/09: Housing Counsel New Disclosures Rules May Delay Your Settlement
Benny L. Kass
07/07/09: Housing Counsel Should Board Members Be Paid?
Benny L. Kass
06/30/09: Do You Have To Pay Closing Costs Again For That Refinance Loan?
Benny L. Kass
06/23/09: Housing Counsel Privacy In Your Condominium?
Benny L. Kass
06/19/09: New Maryland Law On Condo Insurance
Benny L. Kass
06/09/09: Insurance Proceeds May Not Go To Homeowner If Disaster Occurs
Benny L. Kass
06/02/09: Marriage And Miscellaneous Issues About The First Time Home Buyer Credit
Benny L. Kass
05/26/09: Death Do Us Part - From The House
Benny L. Kass
05/19/09: Streamlining Short Sales
Benny L. Kass
05/11/09: Rolling All Debt Into A New Mortgage
Benny L. Kass
04/13/09: Lender Will Not Subordinate
Benny L. Kass
04/12/09: The Unreachable Lender
Benny L. Kass
04/07/09: Deducting For Your Home Office
Benny L. Kass
04/06/09: Dealing With Unlicensed Contractors
Benny L. Kass
03/30/09: The Inheritance Boat
Benny L. Kass
03/24/09: First Time Homeowner Benefits: A Quagmire - But Potentially Beneficial
Benny L. Kass
03/16/09: Swarming Termites
Benny L. Kass
03/10/09: Admit The Mistake Before Its Too Late
Benny L. Kass
03/02/09: Honoring A New Home Warranty
Benny L. Kass
02/25/09: Foreclosure Laws Hurt Homeowners
Benny L. Kass
02/24/09: Honoring A New Home Warranty
Benny L. Kass
02/18/09: Tax Returns Are Not Sacred
Benny L. Kass
02/10/09: Condo Can Foreclose If Fees Not Paid
Benny L. Kass
01/26/09: Taking Back Title: A Good Idea If Done Right
Benny L. Kass
01/24/09: How Long Do I Have To Keep Financial Records
Benny L. Kass
01/19/09: Starker (1031) Exchanges: An Investment Option?
Benny L. Kass
01/12/09: Tax Benefits When Selling Your Home
Benny L. Kass
01/11/09: Deductions For Mortgage Interest and Points
Benny L. Kass
01/06/09: Deducting Mortgage Interest
Benny L. Kass
12/24/08: It's Tax Time Again
Benny L. Kass
12/22/08: Looking Optimistically at the Future
Benny L. Kass
12/16/08: Dealing with Inherited Property
Benny L. Kass
12/08/08: Repairs vs Improvements: No Clear Answers
Benny L. Kass
12/02/08: Impact of Digital TV on Community Associations
Benny L. Kass
11/24/08: Surveys Are Critical Before Settlement
Benny L. Kass
11/17/08: HUD Issues New Forms to Protect Home buying Consumers
Benny L. Kass
11/10/08: Buying Property That Is About To Be Foreclosed
Benny L. Kass
11/04/08: Pitfalls of Guaranteeing a Loan
Benny L. Kass
11/03/08: Does That Refrigerator Convey?
Benny L. Kass
10/28/08: Refinancing Through Family Makes Sense
Benny L. Kass
10/21/08: District Homebuyers Get a Better Tax Break
Benny L. Kass
10/13/08: Dealing with Code Violations
Benny L. Kass
10/06/08: Pitfalls of Transferring Property to Relatives
Benny L. Kass
09/30/08: Dealing With Troublesome Condo Owners
Benny L. Kass
09/22/08: New Tax Law May Impact Vacation Homes
Benny L. Kass
09/12/08: Can Banks Tamper With Your HELOC?
Benny L. Kass
09/08/08: Exploring The New First Time Homebuyer Rules
Benny L. Kass
09/02/08: Dealing with an Inherited House
Benny L. Kass
08/26/08: What’s a Housing Code?
Benny L. Kass
08/17/08: Tax Scheme: Legal or a Sham?
Benny L. Kass
08/12/08: Keeping The Family Home For Investment
Benny L. Kass
08/05/08: A Primer to Home Sellers
Benny L. Kass
07/26/08: “Ready, Willing and Able”: Key Words
Benny L. Kass
07/21/08: Condo Associations Not Responsible for Unit Damage: Maryland High Court
Benny L. Kass
07/14/08: Will Seller Make the Necessary Repairs?
Benny L. Kass
07/08/08: Boyfriend and Girlfriend are No Longer
Benny L. Kass
07/01/08: Fraud or Mistake?
Benny L. Kass
06/24/08: Reverse Mortgage: A Last Resort
Benny L. Kass
06/17/08: Secret Deductions In Community Associations
Benny L. Kass
06/09/08: Dealing With Cold Calls
Benny L. Kass
06/03/08: Access To Association Records
Benny L. Kass
05/27/08: Paying A Bonus To The Broker?
Benny L. Kass
05/20/08: When The Appraisal Is Wrong?
Benny L. Kass
05/13/08: First Trust Position Trumps a Second
Benny L. Kass
05/05/08: Sell or Rent: A Comment Current Dilemma
Benny L. Kass
04/22/08: Title Should Reflect Your Wishes
Benny L. Kass
04/15/08: When Your Loan is Sold
Benny L. Kass
04/07/08: Safe Harbor For Vacation Home Exchanges
Benny L. Kass
04/01/08: Own or Rent For Your Business
Benny L. Kass
03/25/08: Divorced But Still On The Mortgage
Benny L. Kass
03/13/08: Skylight Is Leaking: Who Is Responsible?
Benny L. Kass
03/11/08: SCIN: A Potential Family Tool?
Benny L. Kass
03/04/08: SCIN: Dealing With Rude Neighbors
Benny L. Kass
02/26/08: Adding Your Name to Title
Benny L. Kass
02/19/08: Vacation Ownership Interests: Deal or No Deal
Benny L. Kass
02/12/08: Paying Off Your Mortgage
Benny L. Kass
02/05/08: Effect Of Death On Title
Benny L. Kass
01/22/08: Understanding The Starker Exchange
Benny L. Kass
01/20/08: Keeping Your Home Selling Profits
Benny L. Kass
01/15/08: Mortgage Interest Deductions
Benny L. Kass
01/08/08: A Primer On Real Estate Taxation
Benny L. Kass
01/02/08: IRS Won't Buy Frivolous Tax Avoidance Arguments
Benny L. Kass
12/26/07: Happy New Year
Benny L. Kass
12/18/07: Who Shovels Your Snow?
Benny L. Kass
12/11/07: Defining Sales Price To Determine The Commission
Benny L. Kass
12/02/07: Finding A Real Estate Agent
Benny L. Kass
11/24/07: Keeping Your Condo Afloat
Benny L. Kass
11/20/07: Remodeling? Use A Consumer-Friendly Contract
Benny L. Kass
11/13/07: Be A Private Reverse Mortgage Lender
Benny L. Kass
11/06/07: Grandma's Secret Advisor
Benny L. Kass
10/30/07: Tree Law Is Involving - And Confusing
Benny L. Kass
10/23/07: Can Your Developer Rent Unsold Condominium Units?
Benny L. Kass
10/16/07: IRS Plans To Beef Up Enforcement Of Starker Exchanges
Benny L. Kass
10/08/07: If Your Buyer Defaults, What Are Your Rights?
Benny L. Kass
10/03/07: If You Own A Condo/Co-p, You Need Extra Insurance Coverage
Benny L. Kass
09/25/07: If Your Home Is Foreclosed, You May Have To Pay Tax
Benny L. Kass
09/19/07: What’s A Settlement?
Benny L. Kass
09/12/07: New Homes Need Inspections Also
Benny L. Kass
09/04/07: Full Disclosure Required Of Architectural Control Committee
Benny L. Kass
08/29/07: Be Careful About Low Interest Loans
Benny L. Kass
08/15/07: Condo Owners Have The Right To Inspect Books And Records
Benny L. Kass
08/12/07: What’s A Short Sale?
Benny L. Kass
08/07/07: Buying For The Future? Is It A Good Investment?
Benny L. Kass
07/30/07: First Amendment Protections Inapplicable in Community Associations
Benny L. Kass
07/23/07: Amending Your Association Legal Documents
Benny L. Kass
07/17/07: Tax Treatment Of Your Vacation Home
Benny L. Kass
07/03/07: Beware The Bird Dog: Avoid Foreclosure Scams
Benny L. Kass
06/05/07: Conflicting Decisions on Commission Rebates
Benny L. Kass
05/29/07: The Quagmire Called Square Footage
Benny L. Kass
05/15/07: Is There Competition Among Real Estate Companies?
Benny L. Kass
04/24/07: Working With Real Estate Professionals
Benny L. Kass
04/17/07: Taking Back A Second Trust
Benny L. Kass
04/10/07: Protecting Your Association Assets
Benny L. Kass
04/03/07: Foreclosures are Impacting Condominium Projects
Benny L. Kass
03/27/07: Buying Foreclosure Property is Risky Business
Benny L. Kass
03/20/07: New Seller Disclosure Form For District Homebuyers
Benny L. Kass
03/12/07: Resolving Disputes Among Your Heirs
Benny L. Kass
03/06/07: Dividing Property Upon Divorce
Benny L. Kass
02/25/07: What Does A Seller Have to Disclose?
Benny L. Kass
02/19/07: You Don’t Need Your Old Deed
Benny L. Kass
02/13/07: Buying Parents Home: Be Careful
Benny L. Kass
02/06/07: You Need A Home Inspection
Benny L. Kass
01/29/07: Like-Kind (Starker) Exchanges
Benny L. Kass
(Last in a Series)
01/22/07: Capital Gains Tax and Depreciation
Benny L. Kass
(Fourth in a Series)
01/16/07: Selling Your Home May Be Tax Free
Benny L. Kass
(Third in a Series)
01/09/07: Mortgage Interest Deductions
Benny L. Kass
(Second in a Series)
01/02/07: A Primer On Real Estate Taxation
Benny L. Kass
(First of a Series)