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Exiting a Mortgage in a “Deed of Trust State” If your mortgage exists in the form of a deed of trust, what happens at final payoff time? You’ll receive a deed of reconveyance, signed by the lender and notarized. Alternatively…
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Will You Own the Mineral, Water, and Air Rights to Your New Home?
Don’t Be Undermined Unless you’re buying a condo, you might just assume you’re getting everything within your new home’s property lines: ground, water, air. Usually, you’d be right. The builder or homeowner who sells you a home transfers rights to…
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Buyers Are Moving Into Unfinished Homes
As the Supply Chain Saga Continues… We’re a few weeks into 2022 now. Building materials are still backed up in supply chains. For many home developers, building projects have lagged. Pauses in processing, followed by delayed production schedules, were among…
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Owning a Home Today Is More Affordable Than Paying Rent
Homes are pricey out there, no question. But rentals are pricier still. Recent research shows that buying a median-priced home is often more affordable than renting a comparable home. These findings apply to most markets across the country.
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The Master Policy Versus Individual Homeowner’s Coverage
Know Your Condo Insurance Condo insurance is a necessity. As a condo buyer, you’ll get a condo insurance policy, and the payments will likely be pulled from the escrow account established for your mortgage account. This way, the value of…
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Today’s Game-Changing Real Estate Tech
Amid unexpected challenges, technology has found ways to help us get things done. Some tech advancements, barely imaginable a few years ago, are making themselves indispensable. And while pre-pandemic homebuying was filled with in-person meetings and tours, apps and gadgets…
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Investing in Real Estate?
Five Trends and Themes to Watch in 2022 Rental demand is high. It’s expected to keep rising in 2022. If you’re thinking of investing in real estate now, you’re coming in at a propitious time — yet you’ll have a…
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When a Co-Signer on the Mortgage Dies
Planning for the Unthinkable Kindness is magic, it’s said. And one of the most important examples of kindness is demonstrated by the person who backs someone else’s mortgage with no expectation of personal benefit. No one wants to imagine the…
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Can a Deed’s Punctuation Change How Your Home Is Owned?
Avoid Common Real Estate Document Mistakes Creating a legal document? Congratulations! And don’t hurry. Attention to punctuation, grammar, and formatting can make a serious difference, both in asset ownership and in estate planning. Checking a legal instrument carefully is essential.
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Are Millennials Really Supercharging the Real Estate Market?
And What’s All This Talk About Rate Hikes? In a Wall Street Journal article titled Millennials Are Supercharging the Housing Market, millennials — many of whom are just now jumping into the market — account for more than half of…
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When Condo Associations and Free Speech Rights Collide
Do Condo Owners Give Up Freedom of Expression? Covenants and restrictions keep condominium properties safe, neat and tidy. But sometimes they irritate HOA members or potential buyers. Sometimes they even chill freedom of expression. The matter of chilling came up…
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3D Building Trend Ramps Up to Meet Housing Shortage
From Habitat for Humanity to Lennar A Virginia resident has moved into a new, 3D-printed home. It’s a milestone for Habitat for Humanity in the United States. The company Alquist 3D built April Stringfield’s home on behalf of Habitat for…
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Why Blockchain Real Estate Could Reach an Inflection Point in 2022
A Hint at Regulation to Come No pain, no gain. The adage rings true at the gym, and it’s also an apt description for real estate transactions. Is any legal milestone loaded with more bureaucracy, more back-and-forth questions, more legions…
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San José Jumps to Apply California’s New Housing Density Provisions
New Year; New Law In the heart of Silicon Valley, San José is working to attract new residents and new businesses. To most of the city’s council members, California’s pro-density bill looks like it could be just the ticket. It…
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Cash Home Purchases Draw Renewed Federal Scrutiny
Anti-Money Laundering Update The U.S. Treasury Department is gearing up to expand oversight of real estate deals for cash. The Treasury Department has issued notice, through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), of a proposed rule to deal with money…
