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Perfectionists are a giant step closer to finding their perfect homes. This month, two internet-savvy real estate giants launched ChatGPT plugins. It’s an intriguing new development, connecting real estate and the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI. And it’s part…
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Will the Cost of Borrowing a 30-Year Mortgage Ever Come Back Down? Are There Better Alternatives?
The red-hot real estate market might have cooled somewhat. But with housing in relatively short supply, affordability is hard to come by. The major hurdles for buyers right now? Down payments, mortgage payments, and interest. There are no simple hacks…
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When Owning Real Estate in the Name of an LLC Makes Sense
Setting up an LLC for an investment property is simple, and not terribly time-consuming. Doing it well does take research, attention, and professional support. But it may be worthwhile. Here are some basic considerations to have on your radar if…
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Fidelity Looks Ahead – To the Metaverse
Last year, Fidelity launched its Metaverse exchange-traded fund — the ETF with the ticker symbol FMET. The Fidelity Metaverse Index tracks the current development of a future internet. According to Fidelity’s website, the metaverse will blend “augmented reality and virtual…
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“Merging With the Deed”: Are Side Agreements Binding After Closing?
Occasionally, the parties to a home sale make side deals, and do not write them down. This can lead to later questions, regarding just how meaningful a side agreement is. To know whether a side agreement is binding after closing,…
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What’s a Green Mortgage? Energy-Efficient Mortgage Lets a Borrower Ask for More
Are you thinking of buying a home that could use some energy upgrades? Maybe the HVAC, water heater, or windows are old and inefficient. A “green mortgage” — known to lenders as an energy-efficient mortgage, or EEM, — allows buyers…
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Frequently Asked Questions: Recording a Deed
Test your deed awareness! How many of these questions can you answer before reading our thoughts?
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Buy Like the Mooch? Home Buyers Can Pay With Bitcoin, But It’s Not Mainstream Yet.
“Incredibly sturdy, bizarrely anti-fragile”: that’s bitcoin, according to Anthony Scaramucci. Most of our readers likely remember the name. Anthony Scaramucci was a White House communications director for that fleeting, ten-day period back in July 2017. Scaramucci worked at Goldman Sachs…
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Climate Change Hits Home: Q&A on the New Stormwater Fees
Climate disruption has caused more extreme weather. As we’ve noted before, the impacts of out-of-whack weather systems are making their mark on real estate. Results of these extremes include intensified stormwater management challenges all over the continent, as unusually heavy storms inundate…
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The Transfer on Death Deed: Is It Always Simpler Than Probate?
Passing property along when you no longer live in it shouldn’t be a huge hassle. And that’s why an increasingly popular choice is the transfer on death deed. This is a real deed, which designates a beneficiary on the real…
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April Is Fair Housing Month. How Fair and Available Is Real Estate?
KeyBank®’s new Fair Housing Month poll takes the pulse of households earning less than $75,000. It asks homeowners how they feel about their encounters with home purchases and mortgages. The poll says many people don’t look into information on home…
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In Long Island, New York: A Spectacular Case of Alleged Deed Theft
Nassau County, New York is known as America’s first suburban county. It’s an area with beautiful real estate, including the lovely Long Island home of Rosemarie Mika. This 78-year-old homeowner is now fighting for that lovely home — in a…
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Real Estate and Mortgage Rate Roller Coaster: Can Anyone Say What’s Next?
In normal times, we’d now enter a predictable phase of the real estate cycle: spring’s brisk market. But this year, buyers are concerned about mortgage rates. Granted, rates are calming down a bit after touching 7% in March. And in…
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Selling Your Home? First-Time Sellers Have Thoughts to Share.
A new Zillow® survey has come out recently and it’s getting a good deal of attention. The survey polled first-time home sellers. More than 8 in 10 from this group of thousands of sellers say they missed something that could…
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Home Equity Stripping: Does It Work?
As a mortgage gets paid down, the home becomes a store of value for its owner. To other parties, that store of value can be “deep pockets” that make suing more attractive. With equity stripping, a homeowner reburdens the property…
