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Earnest Money: Is it Refundable?

Earnest Money: Is it Refundable?

By Craig Thrift | 
Nov 7, 2022 | 
Real Estate

Due to the real estate market surge, sellers began requiring more assurances from buyers. One such assurance is earnest money. How earnest money benefits each part ...

Can a Ghost Affect Your Real Estate Closing?

By Craig Thrift | 
Oct 30, 2020 | 
Real Estate

Can a ghost affect your real estate closing? In an interesting case from New York, Stambovsky v. Ackley, the answer was yes! In that case, the Plaintiff, S ...

Real Estate Transactions and COVID-19:  How Can You Protect Your Earnest Money?

Real Estate Transactions and COVID-19: How Can You Protect Your Earnest Money?

By Craig Thrift | 
May 26, 2020 | 
Real Estate

There is a mountain of uncertainty swirling around the economy at large these days, and the same is no different when it comes to real estate transactions.  Existing ...

Homeowners Insurance Company Deny Your Claim in Georgia?

By Craig Thrift | 
Nov 13, 2019 | 
Business

Your child’s love of toilet paper clogs your toilet and floods the house. A tree falls in a storm and crashes through your roof. Filing a homeowner’s insurance ...

Thrift McLemore, LLC announces the completion of commercial leases.

By Craig Thrift | 
May 18, 2017 | 
Real Estate

Atlanta (5.18.17) - Thrift McLemore, LLC announces the completion of all negotiated commercial leases for new a 175-acre mixed-use development, with anchor tenants su ...

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