Here is the link to the recording fee schedule increase: Registry of Deeds Recording Fees
Effective December 31, 2019, the revised recording fees will be as follows:
Mortgages will cost $205 to record.
Deeds will cost $155 to record.
Releases and discharges will cost $105 per instrument to record.
Tax Certificates will cost $80 to record.
We recently handled a “condominium conversion,” converting a client’s two-family home in Jamaica Plain into a two-unit condominium.
When the client first contacted us, we checked the Registry website and discovered that the title was in the Land Court. The Land Court has many benefits, but for a condominium conversion, the review and approval process can drag on for months. For a Buyer obtaining financing and/or a Seller who is reliant on the proceeds of the sale to fund[...]
The Boston Sunday Globe's spring real estate edition hits newsstands, err, mobile apps this Sunday. This article discusses actions a Seller should take in a hot real estate market. The Globe ran several of my quotes in the piece. I noted that a skilled realtor is the key to navigating the transaction. Globe Spring Real Estate Article
Considering the financial markets volatility, the 2019 financial year has started off on an improved note led by the decrease in interest rates and the rebounding stock market. This paints an optimistic picture of what could be in store for the real estate market in 2019.
Although pundits are once again talking about a softening of the real estate market, there are noteworthy signs that point to a positive year when it comes to real estate, both with transactions and appreciation. According[...]
published: 01/21/20
published: 11/06/19
published: 10/08/19
published: 09/23/19
published: 09/16/19
published: 09/14/19
published: 09/04/19
published: 08/16/19