I work with a number of contractors in my practice, especially in the area of filing and foreclosing mechanics lien claims. Mechanics lien laws were created in order to ensure that laborers and materialmen were paid for the improvements made …
Unjust Enrichment Claims: “Plan B” for Unperfected Mechanics Lien Claims Read more »
I play my own webmaster on this site and I FINALLY got around to making some much needed updates to the rest of my site. You’ll find new radio show clips on the Media page, and I’ve now got my published …
A few months back I had the privilege of sitting down to breakfast with my good friend (and member of my BNI “extended family), Jim Bear . Jim is a financial advisor with J. Alan Financial in Maple Grove and we had …
We are in the midst of severe weather season here in Minnesota. In the past month, my own home narrowly missed out on damaging wind and hail not once, but twice. Had I not been so fortunate, repairing my storm …
Storm Damage, and the Pitfalls of Hiring an Unlicensed Contractor Read more »
I’ve written before about the Obama Administration’s “Making Home Affordable” program and what I saw as its inherent flaws. What I did not know at the time the program was introduced, however, was how much frustration would be caused to homeowners seeking …
The Making Home Affordable Program is a Joke: A Personal Testimonial Read more »
With the end of the latest version of the homebuyer tax credits and the rise in interest rates (stemming from the Federal Reserve’s cessation of purchasing mortgaged-backed securities), many in the real estate industry are in wait-and-see mode when it …
What Caused the Housing Boom and Bust? A Timeline of Events Read more »
Eminent domain refers to the power possessed by the state over all property within the state, specifically its power to appropriate property for a public use. The proceeding by which a government unit exercises its eminent domain power is …
Eminent Domain and the Problem With Short-Term Thinking Read more »
The State of Minnesota has long been criticized by those in the business development field for its inability to complete with surrounding states with economic incentives for businesses to locate or expand there, as well as incentives and financial incentives to …
Just this past week, MinnPost.com posted a story about the Twin Cities housing market. Apparently, 41% of Twin Cities homes are “underwater”, i.e., the homeowners owe more than what their homes are worth. The fact that almost half of Twin …
Even though my practice focuses mainly on business and real estate transactions, I have been involved with enough litigation work – and I still have to manage my clients’ expectations on litigation matters handled my colleagues – to know how …
What Every Business Owner Needs to Know Before Starting a Lawsuit Read more »