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Richard D. Vetstein Esq. and the Vetstein Law Group, P.C. have been quoted or featured in the following press articles:

Landlord Tenant Attorneys Scam Over Mandatory Escrow, Mass. Lawyers Weekly, April 2018

Homes Near Ocean Risk Losing Value Even In Hot Market, Boston Globe, Apr. 23, 2018

Appeal Filed In Concord Cell Tower Decision, Wicked Local, Oct. 17, 2017

Not The Deal She Thought She Signed, Bay State Banner, June 8, 2016

Someday, There Will Be An App For That, Attorneys Welcome Fully Electronic Closings; Lenders More Reluctant, Banker & Tradesman, May 15, 2016

Agents Text Messages Sealed Real Estate Deal, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (May 12, 2016)

Housing Court Expansion Plan Gains Momentum, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (March 30, 2016)

Tenant Rights Group Propose Just Cause Eviction Law, Banker & Tradesman (Dec. 15, 2015)

Lawyers respond to ruling that litigation privilege shields firm in foreclosure case, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (12/20/15)

Real estate bar lauds new title-clearing law, but others wary, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (12/10/16)

Title Insurers Wont’ Insure Foreclosure Titles Without Judicial Decree, Banker and Tradesman (Sept. 6, 2015)

Disclosure Rules Expected to Delay Mortgage Process, Boston Globe (Aug. 20, 2015)

Home Equity Lines See a Jump In Delinquencies, Wall Street Journal (June 8, 2015)

A Home Buyer’s Guide to a Seller’s Market, Wall Street Journal (May 22, 2015)

Bills To End “Free Rent Trick”, Cape Cod Today (May 13, 2015)

Testimony on Rent Escrow and Title Clearance Legislation, Mass. Joint Committee on Judiciary (May 12, 2015)

Land Court shoots down helipad on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (4/24/15)

Think It’s Tough to Rent? Try Being a Landlord? Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (March 29, 2015)

Speaker, Metrowest Property Owners Association and Waltham Landlord’s Association (March 2015)

City Will Inspect Off Campus Housing, And It’s Legal, Boston.com/Boston Globe (Jan. 8, 2015)

Foreclosures, Forestalled, Wall Street Journal (March 7, 2014)

New Buyers Seminar, South Middlesex Opportunity Council (November 15, 2014)

Fannie, Freddie Don’t Need To Comply With Foreclosure Law, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (Nov. 3, 2014)

Bill Aims to Help Sellers of Foreclosure Homes, Boston Globe (July 30, 2014)

Multiple Interests At Stake In Mass. Title Clearing Bill Talks, Worcester Telegram (July 29, 2014)

Instructor, Residential Real Estate Basics Continuing Legal Education Course, Boston Bar Association (March 2014)

Testimony before Mass. Joint Housing Committee on House Bill 1131 (Rent Escrow), February 25, 2014

Email Communications Result In Hard Lessons for Attorneys, Clients, Banker and Tradesman (Jan. 9, 2014)

Ruling Might Mean Longer Foreclosure Process, Banker & Tradesman (Dec. 22, 2013)

Speaker, Real Estate Grey Areas, Presented to Black Diamond Investor Group (Summer 2013)

Cases Could Make Foreclosure Challenges Easier, Assignments’ Validity Could Be Questioned, Banker and Tradesman (March 3, 2013)

Errors Made By Lender Invalidate Foreclosure, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (Jan. 31, 2013)

Email Communications Result In Hard Lessons for Attorneys, Clients, Banker and Tradesman (Jan. 9, 2014)

Ruling Might Mean Longer Foreclosure Process, Banker & Tradesman (Dec. 22, 2013)

Speaker, Real Estate Grey Areas, Presented to Black Diamond Investor Group (Summer 2013)

Cases Could Make Foreclosure Challenges Easier, Assignments’ Validity Could Be Questioned, Banker and Tradesman (March 3, 2013)

Errors Made By Lender Invalidate Foreclosure, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (Jan. 31, 2013)

SJC Rules Bank Had No Right To Take Home, Boston Globe (Jan. 14, 2013)

State’s Highest Court Rules for Lender in Foreclosure Affidavit Case, Boston Globe (Oct. 26, 2012)

Unsigned P&S Enforceable In Wake of Emails, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (July 5, 2012)

Lenders Must Have Proper Paperwork to Foreclose, SJC Says, Boston Globe, June 22, 2012

Landlord Liable for Tenant’s Drunken Tumble, American Apartments Owner’s Association (March 15, 2012)

Seizures Threatened In Massachusetts With Naked Loans Challenge: Mortgages, Bloomberg News (Feb. 21, 2012)

New Trends Emerging In Short Sale Legal Transactions, Special to Banker & Tradesman (Feb. 6, 2012)

Homeowner Can Sue Lender Under HAMP, Mass. Lawyers Weekly (Dec. 29, 2011)

Realtor Held Liable For Incorrect Information In MLS, AG Beat (Nov. 23, 2011)

Can You Get A House For Free? MSN Real Estate, (Nov. 22, 2011)

Mass. Bankruptcy Judge Voids Foreclosure of MERS Mortgage, Wall Street Journal Online, Aug. 24, 2011

New Rules Make Condos Harder To Sell, Inman News (March 18, 2011)

State Court Rules Attorneys Must Participate In Home Closings, Boston Globe, April 26, 2011

Panelist, Technology for the Real Estate Conveyancing Attorney, Mass. Continuing Legal Education, April 8, 2011

New Rules Make Condos Harder To Sell, Inman News (March 18, 2011)

Apocalypse Now? Will The Ibanez Decision Reveal Widespread Irregularities In the Securitized Mortgage Industry?, The Big Picture, Jan. 10. 2011

Court Ruling Could Create Foreclosure Crisis, Metrowest (MA) Daily News, Jan. 8, 2011

US Foreclosure Decision To Reverberate, Financial Times, Jan. 7, 2011

Foreclosures May Be Undone By State Ruling On Mortgage Transfer, Bloomberg News, Jan. 6, 2011

Homestead Act Updated For 2011, Banker & Tradesman, Dec. 27, 2010

Property Owners Advised To Clear Snow After Storm, Metrowest Daily News, Dec.. 28, 2010

Featured Speaker, Social Not Working? Tips for Social Marketing In Real Estate, 200+ Realtors, Newton Marriott, Dec. 7, 2010

Speaker, Technology For The Conveyancing Attorney, Real Estate Bar Conference Annual Meeting, Nov. 8, 2010

How To Navigate The Foreclosure Freeze, Wall St. Journal Smartermoney.com, Oct. 13, 2010

Borrowers: Beware The Second Credit Report, Wall St. Journal Smartermoney.com, June 7, 2010

Richard Vetstein appears on Money Matters Now Radio Show, September 2, 2010.

Richard Vetstein Quoted in Banker & Tradesman, Local Agents Raise Questions Over New Fannie Rules, June 6, 2010.

Richard Vetstein Quoted In House Call: To Buy Or Not To Buy, SmarterMoney.com (Wall Street Journal Online) March 22, 2010

The Massachusetts Rea l Estate Law Blog Published By Attorney Richard Vetstein Cracks Top 100 Blog List, Boston Business Journal, March 9, 2010

Richard D. Vetstein of the Vetstein Law Group quoted in SmartMoney.com (Wall Street Journal Online), “New Rules Help Borrowers At Closing” Jan. 11, 2010

Richard D. Vetstein of the Vetstein Law Group, P.C. Quoted In New York Times/Associated Press on FHA Condominium Lending Regulations

Richard D. Vetstein Quoted In Realty Times on FHA Condominium Lending Guidelines

Richard Vetstein and the Vetstein Law Group Featured In ABA Journal–“How A Solo Gained More Than 600 Facebook Fans For His Fledgling Firm”

JD Supra: “Lawyers and Law Firms on Facebook”

Attorney Richard D. Vetstein Selected as Contributing Blogger for Boston.com’s Real Estate Now Blog, Boston Business Journal (Aug. 3, 2009).

The Vetstein Law Group was profiled on JD Supra, a leading law firm marketing site, for its innovative and successful use of Facebook. To view the article click on JD Supra Facebook Article.

Federal Aid & Tax Extension Available For Massachusetts Flood Victims, Boston.com, April 14, 2010

The HO-6 Condo Insurance Policy: A Lot More Than You Think, Boston.com, April 7, 2010

Legal Analysis Of Mezuzah Condo Case, Boston.com, March 31, 2010

Impending SJC Ibanez Title Ruling May Invalidate Thousands Of Foreclosures, Banker & Tradesman, March 29, 2010

How A Salamander Raised A Rights Issue, Boston Globe, March 24, 2009

House Call: To Buy Or Not To Buy, SmarterMoney.com (Wall Street Journal Online) March 22, 2010

Social Media and Blogging For Realtors 101, Realtor Seminar Series

New Rules Help Borrowers At Closing, SmarterMoney.com (Wall Street Journal), Jan. 11, 2010

Facebook: Friend or Client? Lawyers Weekly USA, Dec. 21, 2009

Condo Rules Could Shut Out Buyers, Hit Builders, Associated Press, Dec. 8, 2009

Federal Housing Administration’s Condo Financing Rules Already Scuttling Projects, Los Angeles Times/Associated Press, Dec. 7, 2009

Creating A Memorable Blog For Your Law Practice (Webinar), Presenter, Nov. 20, 2009.