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So you’re buying a home from a seller whose property is held in a trust. Should you be concerned? In most cases, no worries. This is a common occurrence. Many families pass their real estate between generations through a trust.…
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LGBTQ+ home buying challenges
The ranks of U.S. adults who identify as gay, bisexual, or gender nonconforming (LGBTQI+) has risen to a population of 31 million and counting. This increase is driven mainly by younger generations who have grown up in an era when…
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Q&A: Cash Offers and Quitclaim Deeds
Quitclaim deeds are typically used within families, between spouses or ex-spouses, or from individual owners into businesses. A quitclaim is a useful tool to transfer real estate when no payment’s expected. What we rarely talk about is a quitclaim combined…
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Is It Legal to Bury Someone in the Backyard (and Would It Impact the Deed)?
This summer, a construction crew unearthed a surprising discovery in northwest Tucson, Arizona. Human bones. Turns out they were from a person buried on once-private land, by their family, some 50 years ago. Which brings up a question some deed…
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Lennar Bets on Battery-Making Startup for Texas Homes
Base Power is the name of an electricity startup, founded just two years ago in Austin, Texas. This new firm is part of a growing network of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). These systems provide a way to store battery power,…
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The Burnt Records Act and the Fiery History of the Chicago Title Company
The Great Chicago Fire broke out in October 1871. It raged for two dark days, and destroyed much of the city. It didn’t spare the building that housed Cook County’s deed records. It also burned up many original records stored…
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We’re Ready to Close on a Home. But the Deed Holder Has Just Died.
Well, this gives a whole new meaning to the term closing. And yes, it happens. As the baby boomer generation continues to get older, it will likely happen even more. But it’s one thing that’s likely not on a home…
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AI Is Replacing Real Estate Professionals: True or False?
AI tools have been automating real estate sites, personalizing home searches, and handling a good deal of desk work for some time now. AI (artificial intelligence) gleans information from government records, the Multiple Listing Services, and other data sources. It’s…
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When Protectors Become Predators: Exposing Professionals Who Exploit Their Senior Clients
A few months ago in Miami, a real estate agent misused the power of attorney against a client. The agent bequeathed himself $1.6 million in oceanfront real estate that belonged to this customer, according to investigators. Also this year, in…
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Which Is the Better Starter Home: House or Condo?
You’re shopping around for a home of your own, in an area where houses cost close to half a million dollars. Along the way, you’ve found a nice-looking condo complex, with available units from $260K. You could buy a condo…
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Can Co-Owners Use a Transfer on Death Deed for Real Estate?
Can co-owners plan to pass a home along using the revocable transfer on death deed (TODD)? Yes. If your state recognizes the TOD deed (also known simply as TODD) for real estate, there will be an official state form. Alternatively…
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Philadelphia’s New Title Clearance Unit Is on a Roll
The new Title Clearance Unit is fast becoming an essential element of Philadelphia’s office of the Register of Wills. Its mission and focus? Helping Philadelphians who inherited family homes, but never formally transferred the deeds. John P. Sabatina, who…
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Should I Pay Off the Mortgage if I’m Single with No Heirs?
Hold on a minute. Are you sure you have no heirs? Somebody in an extended family is nearly always tracked down when someone dies intestate. Of course, that doesn’t rule out the point of your question. Let’s take a look…
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What Can a SRES® Agent Offer a Mature Home Buyer?
Have you heard about the Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®), from the National Association of REALTORS®? The SRES credential is a sign that an agent can support the goals and needs of older clients. The SRES agent has been trained…
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First Home Struggles: Parents Find New Ways to Help
Getting on the homeownership ladder has never been more challenging. Prices have soared in the past five years; wages haven’t. In expensive housing markets, young adults are approaching midlife with many resigned to renting forever. Parents, in-laws, grandparents or close…
