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Deed Theft Can Happen to Anyone—Even More So to Senior and Black Homeowners
Deed theft can happen to anyone. It affects wealthy or modest households. It can happen to a city penthouse or a farm in the country, a beach house or an unbuilt lot. But today, most of all, the targets are homes of older people and Black families....
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Read moreBuying a Pre-Foreclosure Home: What’s It Like?
Foreclosure is a mortgage lender’s legal repossession of a home in order to sell it and get back the balance of the unpaid home loan. Pre-foreclosure, as you might guess, is that window of time when a homeowner has fallen behind on their monthly...
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Read moreRoadmap: Is It Time to Transfer Your Deed to a Living Trust?
With a revocable trust (a.k.a. living trust), a deed holder may keep full control and use of a home for life. The creator (grantor) makes the trust for a beneficiary. A named trustee — and a named successor trustee to follow — will handle the assets...
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Read moreA County Takes On the Con Artists. Will Families Recover Their Houston Deeds?
Houston spans four counties. The most populous among them, Harris County, is dealing with a stunning rash of deed fraud. The county has filed court actions charging a slew of defendants over a wide-ranging scheme. Houston families are now hoping to...
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Read moreMy Parent Will Move Into Our In-Law Cottage. What Are Her Rights If My Spouse and I Divorce?
These days, more local governments are making way for deed holders to build in-law cottages, formally known as accessory dwelling units, as additions to the home or separate structures on the same lot as the main house. Many of these deed holders...
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Read moreIt’s the Perfect Home. Should I Include an Escalator in My Purchase Offer?
When you make an offer on that dream home, your agent might suggest using an escalator, also known as an escalation clause. When your written purchase offer has an escalation clause, it raises your purchase price by a certain amount above competing...
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