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Mortgage rates jumped this month. Now, the share of adjustable-rate mortgage applications is back up to where it was two years ago — 9.6%. What is going on? We’re here with the breakdown.
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What’s “Undue Influence” in the Transfer of a Deed? Massachusetts Appeals Court Speaks
A homeowner transfers a deed. But someone else in the deed transferor’s circle isn’t too happy about who got it. Was the deed transfer fair? Yes, it was, if that’s how the owner wanted to pass property along. Of course,…
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Q & A: Why Did I Get a Notice of Default on the Mortgage?
It’s that time of year again. Mortgage holders’ bank accounts face extra stress in many households. The 2024 tax bills are now due. So are estimated 2025 taxes for small business owners. When taxes are done, what if insufficient funds…
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Modern Inconveniences: Remote Transactions and Deed Fraud
A CBS news outlet says online swindlers are “overwhelming county deed offices” throughout the state of Maine. Worse, it’s left targeted title owners scrambling to recover their properties. Many are forced to take their cases to the courts for quiet…
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KB Home Introduces Southern California to Its First “Fire-Resilient” Development
“Nothing is ever fireproof. We’re always just seeking to try to narrow those paths of destruction.” — Roy Wright, CEO, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety KB Home, a large real estate developer, has just introduced the first U.S.…
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Home Affordability News: Boston’s New Co-Buying Experiment
Usually, when we hear the word multifamily, we’re hearing a financial buzzword. Investors buy multiple-unit homes to profit from renters. But now in Boston, a multifamily housing concept lets hopeful first-time home buyers put their funds together, move on from rental…
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Turning a Hotel Into Homes for Seniors, Vets in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County, Florida is about to lose 1,000 affordable units over the coming five years. Why? Agreements with developers established restrictions that reserved affordable units for 15 to 30 years. Those restrictions are about to expire. This comes at…
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The Home Sale Is Pending. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
If you’re shopping for a new home, you notice when this signage pops up: Sale pending. It’s a firm signal that a buyer has dibs on the home. “We’re almost there!” it shouts for the world to hear. Almost there,…
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Proactively Maximize Your Deed’s Value—Don’t Just Wait.
Inflation, whether it runs high or moves at its historically normal rate, erodes your dollars. As a deed holder, at least you do have certain ways to offset inflation. A key method? Proactively boosting your deed’s value through home improvements.
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Tariffs and More: What Happens Now With the 2025 Housing Market?
There’s some extra tension in the real estate market. Anyone can sense it. Knowing what’s going on underneath it can help those who hope to acquire a deed this year. Home prices haven’t stopped rising in 2025. Prices could easily…
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Real Estate Investors: Are the Best Days Behind Us, or Ahead?
With the price surges we’ve experienced in recent years, some real estate investors are selling their properties. Will new investors come to fill the vacuum? Maybe not so many — now that some of these properties have become prohibitively costly…
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Live and Learn! What I Wish I Knew as a Real Estate Buyer
It’s always nice to learn from others’ mistakes and revelations, before we’re in the position to deal with similar situations ourselves. In this spirit, here are a few things first-time deed holders say they wish they knew before buying.
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Older Adults, Look Out for These Two Common Deed Bloopers
What are the most common fumbles older adults make with deeds? Let’s take it from the top.
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FHA Layoffs? Here’s What Home Buyers Want to Know
A powerhouse of the U.S. housing market seems at the brink of a major staff cut. HUD is the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It oversees the country’s FHA-backed loans. And it’s in for some turbulence.
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Single and Looking (for My Very Own Deed)
Single and looking? Take heart! So many people would love to be in your position. Some never have a home that’s theirs alone. If you think most people in the current real estate market are couples, you’re right. Yet single…
