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The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate related legislation.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate related legislation.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate related legislation.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate related legislation.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate related legislation.

Start your new year with a resolution to SAVE MONEY! We’re bringing back Free Fridays in 2020, which means you’ll save more time AND money with these complimentary offerings.

While the appraisal remedy can be an efficient and effective way to settle valuation disputes arising from a loss under a property policy, the decision whether to invoke or to resist it involves many legal and strategic nuances. Check out this article from the National Law Review, written by Charles P. Edwards of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, for more.

Having led the Allies to victory over Hitler in World War II, our 34th president knew what he was talking about when it came to motivation. It’s fun to imagine how Ike might have deployed his wisdom on motivation if he’d ever had to gear up for a Section 223(f) closing. Which parties might have needed an extra nudge from the commander in chief to keep the deal marching forward? In other words, in the context of a typical HUD-insured closing, who is least motivated to get the note endorsed?

Drone usage for commercial real estate transactions has become more common over the last few years. The real estate community is turning to drones to assist with site selection, inspections and construction monitoring.  If your clients are using drones for commercial real estate purposes, it is important to know that commercial general liability policies typically have exclusions for unmanned aircrafts to cover drone operations.