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Recently, Redfin has been sounding the alarm about a particular real estate trend. People are building in dry areas with high fire risk. This is happening in a decade that’s seen unprecedented losses to fire. The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)…
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A Couple Breaks Up. What Are The Deed Options?
They bought a home together. Now they’re parting ways. They could do a number of things with the deed to the home, depending on their situation. Here, we walk through the most common options for separating co-owners.
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Surplus-Retention Seizures: Legalized Home Equity Theft?
It happens to more than a hundred homeowners each year. Governments and companies take home equity from the owners who run into hard times and can’t cover their property tax bills. In other words, these entities aren’t only recovering their…
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Negotiating the Purchase Contract
The purchase contract. It’s the core of the transaction. Negotiating a strong position is important. Making sure that position is reflected in writing matters. Reviewing the document is a must. Here are some of the most important issues a buyer…
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In Arizona, a Real Estate Firm Gets Certified in Digital Currency Transactions
Chandler, Arizona is a city with futuristic flair. Just southeast of Phoenix, it’s where Alphabet, Inc. (Google) deploys driverless Waymo One cabs to glide through perfectly lined streets. And now, the City of Chandler has a real estate brokerage that’s…
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New Year’s Resolution: Sell My Home!
Is a real estate move among your New Year’s resolutions? If so, there are some advantages in selling early in the year. But whenever you do it, successful selling is an art. Here are a few tips to create the…
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Notorious Jersey City Mortgage Fraudsters Face Justice
The office of the U.S. Department of Justice in the District of New Jersey recently made an announcement. Its investigation of a New Jersey mortgage fraud scheme is drawing to a successful close. A Jersey City resident concocted a series…
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Free Speech! The Current Status of Buyer-to-Seller “Love Letters”
So you really, really, want that special home. Will you be the seller’s choice? It’s tempting to gush over the home in a letter to the owner. That way, couldn’t you bond with the owner over your love for the…
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The Case of the Missing Heirs: Could Survivors Claim My Home?
It doesn’t happen often, but it happens occasionally. Someone in a deceased homeowner’s family was missing or unknown. Maybe that someone had a potential interest in the home. So here’s the question. What if a relative decides to make a…
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A Home Seller Wonders: “Should I Lower My Asking Price?”
Struggling to sell? Does it feel as though the potential buyers are all worried about the economy (or about “buying at the top of the market”)? Or maybe they can’t get the loan they’d hoped for, given the recent rise…
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Condos Are Cheaper. That’s Not the Only Reason Younger Generations Want Them
It’s hard to find a starter home these days. Across the United States — and especially where younger generations are hunting — there are rarely listings for less than $300,000, let alone anything that fits the popular image of a…
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The Rise of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Housing is in high demand and short supply. With so many hopeful buyers searching for affordable listings, the idea of installing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) is increasingly popular, according to Bankrate. An ADU is a mini home on the same…
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Blockchain in Real Estate: An End-of-Year Reality Check
This year in cryptocurrency, we witnessed the speedy rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried (“SBF”), whose $32 billion company FTX filed for bankruptcy in November. After the spectacular crash of FTX, it’s never been clearer: Controlling types who invent new…
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Can Generation Z Buy Homes?
Gen Z (“Zoomers”) are people who were born between 1997 and 2012. A Rocket Mortgage survey says 86% of this generation in the United States is mentally ready to buy homes. Nearly half hope to make their purchases within five…
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Inclusivity Matters: Making Real Estate Accessible
The internet and the smartphone help with all kinds of tasks. But can technology support accessibility at home? Property-related technology, or proptech, can indeed. To start, tech innovations can make housing safer. They can monitor and improve indoor air…
