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The price of a home is one thing. The interest rate on a mortgage is another. But there’s still more in a homeowner’s budget these days. Rising insurance costs have to be taken into account. The classic 30-year, fixed mortgage…
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Home Buyers Need Title Companies. Agents Shouldn’t Be Getting Paid to Select Them.
In a recently settled case, Maryland sued one of its title companies. The claim? That the company, together with a few affiliates, made kickbacks to agents. It’s a sad story of greed. It also offers some insights for our readers,…
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Planning to Sell a Dated Home? 3 Best Bets for a Senior Deed Holder
When you (or your senior relatives) need to sell a dated home, what’s the best strategy? If you’ve happily held onto one deed for a long time, perhaps your success is apparent in the home’s interior. In other words, the…
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Wrongdoing by Your Real Estate Agent? Five Steps to File a Complaint
A Deeds.com Quick-Start Guide Have you suffered a loss that you believe was the fault of your agent? Do you believe there was a lapse in professionalism? Perhaps even unethical conduct on the part of an agent? Here’s a quick-start…
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Lien Release: Getting Ready for Your Final Mortgage Payoff (Woohoo!)
Are you closing in on the day you finish paying off the entire mortgage? Or just wondering what that finish line looks like? What steps do you need to take to get that lien off, and own the home free…
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Housing Affordability Buzz: Pennsylvania’s Governor Just Laid Out the Plan
For many Pennsylvanians, deeds are out of reach. Housing is relatively scarce in some of its most popular areas: the Philadelphia suburbs, Harrisburg, York, and Lancaster, and its northeastern cities. The governor has a plan to make housing attainable. Housing…
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What’s All the Fuss About Home Buyers Tapping Their Retirement Accounts?
“I’m not a huge fan. Other people like it,” Trump told reporters. The topic? Home buyers raiding their 401(k) savings to come up with down payments. The remark created a stir. A Trump adviser had just appeared on the Fox…
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Inheriting a Home? Read This First.
Now more than ever, an inherited home is a valuable gift. Yet when the inheritance time comes, you might not be sure what to think or do. Or you might simply have questions. Thinking ahead can help get you through…
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Risky Business: “Subject to Mortgage” Sales Leave Floridians With Debt and No Deed
In Jacksonville, News 4 just ran an I-Team investigation on homes being sold subject-to a mortgage. These so-called sub-to deals are gambles, said the reporter. A sub-to real estate deal could be a valid method of selling your home in…
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FinCEN’s 2026 Real Estate Reporting Rule: Does It Apply to Your Deed Transfer?
Beginning March 1, 2026, a new federal reporting requirement issued by the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will apply to certain residential real estate transfers. This rule is separate from county deed recording requirements and does not change…
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Delaware Deed Holders May Transfer Home After Death Without Probate
If you hold the deed to a Delaware home, you may leave it to someone else without using a will. This way, your home can skip the time-consuming probate process by way of a simple form. Following a legal…
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First-Time Home Buying? How and Where to Buy a Home You’ll Enjoy for Under $250K
Aspiring deed holders are backing off from the market in droves. Prices are high. Mortgage approvals aren’t easily had. The economic outlook is still uncertain. And most would-be buyers (one new survey says three-fourths of renters!) think they’ll never be…
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Compass Just Became the World’s Largest Brokerage. What Buyers and Sellers Should Know
Compass Inc. announced this month that it successfully acquired Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion. A bargain. Consider the high-profile brands that AnywhereSM holds: Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, and Corcoran. Headquartered in…
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Leave Some Deeds for the Rest of Us! Will the White House Lower the Boom on Corporate Buyers?
You may have heard about the Trump executive order on real estate investment companies. The idea is about keeping large companies from buying homes that ordinary deed seekers would want to buy. It comes in the midst of poll results…
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Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair: What This Means for the Deed Market
Donald Trump has decided: Kevin Warsh should take the key position on the Federal Reserve’s governing board. It’s no secret that Trump wants lower interest rates. Will Warsh deliver? And will this stimulate deed transfers in a market that’s been…
