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Indianapolis Rising: Where the Investor Buyers Are Going and Why
Some say the investment boom has fizzled. But mostly, it has changed tactics. Reacting to a sharp increase in the costs of mortgages, investors have shifted away from certain housing markets and into others. Investors are keeping deed recorders…
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Zoning It Up: “Downtowns Have to Evolve”
Since the pandemic unfolded, one of the most-used keywords for the way we live is flexibility. Now, towns across the United States are asking if the old, rigid approach to zoning meets our evolving needs. Take Seattle. There, the City…
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“Mortgage Companies Are Desperate”: What’s Next for Homes and Mortgages in 2024?
In February, Zillow said home prices had bottomed out. Was the market about to rally again? Zillow predicted that U.S. home prices would climb at the healthy pace of 6.5%, from August 2023 to August 2024. Of course, home prices…
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Navigating Oklahoma’s New Land Ownership Law: A Guide to Compliance
With the enactment of Senate Bill 212, Oklahoma tightens the reins on foreign land ownership, taking effect on November 1, 2023. This initiative comes in the wake of increased foreign-owned marijuana farming operations. The amended law now restricts indirect land…
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ChatGPT Technology Supercharges Smart Homes (Just Ask Josh!)
First there was ChatGPT. And now, drawing on the same technology, there’s a new smart home system: JoshGPT. Is this the shape of things to come? Josh is a complete home automation system, driven by the very latest in artificial…
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Florida: The Newest Boomtown State
Of all states, California has the biggest housing market. But population growth is shifting. Since the pandemic began, it’s Florida, of all the states, that got the fastest population increase. More than a thousand people relocate to Florida daily. Florida’s…
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Mortgage Company Paying Your Property Taxes Out of Escrow? Check.
Most home buyers get a mortgage loan to finance the purchase. And for most people, the mortgage servicing company holds some of the owner’s payment in escrow, and pays property taxes out of that account on behalf of the borrower…
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A Ray of Sunshine for Older and Disabled Residents: Pennsylvania’s Amped-Up Property Tax Assistance Can Help
Getting over the hurdle of property tax payments is harder these days. That’s because taxable home values have gone up. So older Pennsylvanians are praising their governor, Josh Shapiro, for signing Act 7 of 2023 into law. It enlarges Pennsylvania’s…
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Safe or Sorry? The Evolving Law of Disclosing Flood Risk (and How to Look Up Your Own Home’s Risk of Flooding)
How many of us ask about flood risk before buying a house or renting an apartment? In many areas of the country, whether we rent or buy, no one mentions flood risk. And yet, for millions of homes, flood risks…