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Should I Buy a Home Now? Or Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates?
Remember when market watchers forecast mortgage rates under 6% this year? What happened? In the big picture, interest rates have been in a tug of war between the White House and the U.S. central bank. But at the end of the day, it’s the bankers’...
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Read moreInheriting a Mortgage Along With a Deed? A Few Considerations on How to Respond
More than 40% of baby boomers still have a mortgage on their home. The great generational deed transfer has begun, and many homes are about to be passed to the next generation. Can homes get through probate and be passed to the next-generation owner(s)...
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Read moreCan a Life Estate Be Challenged?
Regular Deeds.com readers know that signing a gift deed to an adult child can have tax drawbacks. A life estate can be the answer. And it avoids any concerns that the deed will go into probate after death—perhaps to be challenged by others. But sometimes,...
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Read moreCouple Gets Prison for Stealing 2 San Diego Deeds. (Fort Worth Couple Says: Hold Our Beer!)
A married couple on tourist visas just got sentenced for a high-stakes swindle. It involved selling homes they did not own, then laundering about a million dollars out of the sale. Innocent Buyers’ Funds Sent to Mexico and Jordan. Victor Villalobos...
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Read moreTheir Fence Is Encroaching on Your Property. Could You Lose the Land?
It’s an odd legal concept. Building anything on the wrong side of a property boundary isn’t legal, but if nothing is done about it, the improper fence builder could become the owner of the enclosed land. So, say you’re uncertain about the placement...
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Read moreOlder Adult Deed Holders at Work: We See You
Working past “retirement age” has gone mainstream. Twelve million people aged 65+ continue to work. Many hang onto their deeds. And this includes deeds to every kind of home. Baby boomers without children present now own more 3+ bedroom homes than...
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