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Buying Insurance in a Soft Market: How to Negotiate a Good Deal

Ask Edward Mackoul. As president of the insurance brokerage Mackoul & Associates, he keeps his

Road Map UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on June 01, 2008

in arrears, the company tried to arrange workouts and also took over defaulted mortgages. Gradually

A Breed Apart UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on June 01, 2008

on the transfer tax, mortgage-recording tax, city and state income taxes, and property tax. Also known as “Article

Soft Market, Good Deals UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter with Laurie Wiegler on June 01, 2008

premiums as they do to bouncing balls. And bargain days may be here again. Ask Edward Mackoul. As president

Using Energy Brokers to Shop for Gas and Electric Services

of the contract with the ESCO and the broker's fee are clearly stated. • Ask whether the broker is going ... Using Energy Brokers ... Tradition Energy, who likens companies such as his to mortgage brokers. ... Using Energy Brokers ... Using Energy Brokers to Shop for Gas and Electric Services

Bad Oversight: When Boards Get Burned by Ignoring Red Flags

infestation. The manager brought in an exterminator, but the board neglected to ask for prices or to bid ... -managed Manhattan co-op that tried to refinance its mortgage. When the lender performed due diligence, it found

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Allowing Trusts and Reverse Mortgages

in a co-op or condo are trusts and reverse mortgages. These are complicated legal and financial ... WEB EXCLUSIVE: Allowing Trusts and Reverse Mortgages ... WEB EXCLUSIVE: Allowing Trusts and Reverse Mortgages

Banking on Mortgage-Interest Changes: What Happens when the Fed Cuts Rates

. Patrick Niland, a mortgage broker, is the principal at First Funding of New York . Adapted from ... A co-op board considered refinancing its building's underlying mortgage last spring ... Banking on Mortgage-Interest Changes ... Banking on Mortgage-Interest Changes: What Happens when the Fed Cuts Rates

Shades of Green UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on May 01, 2008

Slope in the late 1990s. That was when the board renegotiated its mortgage and used the money to install

Oversight UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on May 01, 2008

. Then there was the mid-sized Manhattan co-op that went to refinance its mortgage. Self-managed, it had seemed relatively

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