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Settlement is a big deal for your deed. It involves the signing and filing of all documents needed for the purchase of your new home—the deed, loan documents, and settlement statement. Settlement is the first step in closing, which is…
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Can They Do That? Bay Area Landlord’s $200 Monthly Work-From-Home Fee
A one-bedroom rental listing in Walnut Creek’s upscale Northgate neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area was deleted after it caused an international flurry of online outrage. (It’s not known if the pushback led the owner to take the listing…
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What Is an “Implied Life Estate” and Why Should Heirs Know?
Our readers will recall that creating a life estate is a way to divide property ownership, with a resident keeping a home throughout their lifetime and then passing a “remainder interest” on to someone else upon death. When the person…
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Got Wealth? Deed Holding Beats Renting at Every Age, Federal Reserve Finds
Buying a home is expensive. But the investment in a deed can pay off as equity increases. Holding a deed is a pillar for household wealth-building, according to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances. It’s not surprising that the…
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Latest From Pittsburgh: More Deed Holders Learn They’re Tangled Up in Massive Fraud Case; Suspects Nabbed
Richard, a senior homeowner, was working with a Pittsburgh agent to sell his South Side property out of bankruptcy. But the Allegheny County property was transferred instead, for $1,000, to a shady LLC. It’s just the latest discovery in the…
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Older Adults Are Holding Record Amounts of Home Equity. Can Their Heirs Afford to Keep It?
Older adults are poised to pass along roughly $19 trillion in home equity over the next two decades. But the wealth is unevenly held. Many seniors struggle to preserve the equity they have. And even if they can, will their…
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Legal Title? Equitable Title? Your Stake in the Deed, and Why It Matters
Holding the title to real estate involves responsibilities and duties related to the upkeep, use, and control of a specific property. The name of the property owner, appearing in the public records, identifies the person with legal title. The person…
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Housing Affordability Matters in Every State—And Now There’s a Federal Template
This month, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. It happened quietly, automatically, ten days after congressional approval, in the absence of a presidential veto. The massive new law includes: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is…
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How It’s Going: The Rise of the “Transfer on Death Deed”
Homeowners looking to pass property to the next generation are increasingly asking about transfer on death deeds. These deeds aren’t new. But they are a relatively new option in a number of states. Many people only know about them when…
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Illinois Tax Sale Reform News: What Deed Holders Now Must Know
A new court ruling, plus a new state law, is strengthening Illinois deed holders at risk of losing their hard-earned home equity because of unpaid property taxes. It’s about time. Thousands of Illinois deed holders have lost their homes and…
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Title Companies: Obsolete in the Digital/AI Age, or Defenders of Critical Infrastructure?
“AI alone cannot meet the industry’s standards for accuracy, consistency and reliability.” — The First American Financial Corporation The First American Financial Corporation, which offers title insurance for deed transactions through First American Title™, has published a new white paper report,…
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Avoid the $20K “Age Penalty”: Maximize Your Home Equity and Sell for Full Price
Statistics show that, all other things being equal, older homeowners tend to receive lower sale prices. Why? And, more to the point, how can you—or a senior in your life—buck that trend?
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Where Does Your County Recorder Stand on Deed Fraud?
Deed theft? Mortgage fraud? Yes, they’re among the country’s fastest-growing white-collar crimes. It keeps getting easier for swindlers to create and record bogus documents that manipulate real estate ownership and financing. Allen County, Indiana, Recorder Nicole Keesling spoke out this…
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AI Can Sell Your Home. Genius Move? Or Colossal Blunder Waiting to Happen?
Did you catch that New York Times tech reporter’s article? Yes, the one detailing his attempt—successful, he assures us—to sell a home with a chatbot instead of an agent. Human real estate agents, we can imagine, are not exactly thrilled.…
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New York Seniors: Have You Enrolled in STAR Credit Direct Deposit?
Too many New York residents are struggling with housing expenses and the costs of utilities, medicines, groceries, transportation, and other necessities. Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly three million homeowners across the state will receive over $2 billion…
