Friday Fast Facts

  Abstracts, Incorporated would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe Labor Day! Abstracts, Incorporated will be closed on Monday September […]

Effective immediately, Yonkers has a new Real Property Transfer Tax Form (RPT) which is attached hereto: Click HERE  

Recently, there have been numerous NY state case decisions relevant to the real estate and title insurance industry across many areas. Below you will find […]

TITLE/DEED ISSUES CAUSE DELAYS IN 11% OF CLOSINGS   Title and deed issues accounted for 11 percent of delayed closings in April, according to the […]

FRAUDULENT EMAIL WIRE SCAMS   Fraudulent email wire scams are increasing in the real estate business. Criminals know the real estate business and have learned […]

Below are two additional Municipal Searches which should be considered when the circumstance warrant   Emergency Repair Search   An Emergency Repair search is traditionally […]

As you may already be aware, The New York State Department of Financial Services Regulation 208 goes into effect on December 18, 2017. These regulations […]

We have updated our website and have added 2 new forms for your convenience: 1. Consent of Shareholders to Sale or Lease 2. FinCen Form […]

It is my pleasure to announce that, Peter J. Calvanese, Esq. has been appointed a member of the Law Committee of the New York State […]

FinCen’s Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) on all cash transactions where the purchase is an entity, has been in effect since January 13, 2016, was expanded […]