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We can’t say enough about the importance of first responders. We only need look at California or Florida these days to immediately grasp the key role they play in any town or city. Easing the path to homeownership for first…
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One Month In, How’s 2025 Looking for Housing?
So many people need answers. What states are attracting the most home seekers at this time? What states are now the best bets for people who hope to save for a mortgage? Is it even worthwhile, now, to try to…
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Taking Title in a Gated Community: Highlights and Lowlights
Gated communities are just what the phrase suggests. The entrances are closed. Typically, walls insulate the gated complex from the outer world. The front gate could be operated by a 24/7 security guard. Or access could be electronic. These properties…
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Can I Get the Deed to a Property by Paying Someone Else’s Unpaid Taxes?
You might have bumped into a “hack” on social media: cover taxes for a home and receive the deed. A team of investigative reporters in Houston noticed get-rich-quick schemers touting the ploy in video ads. So the reporters looked into…
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Heard About Home Equity Sharing? Does It Beat a HELOC or Home Equity Loan?
What if you could get a lump sum of cash today, leveraging your home’s potential appreciation value? You could. With home equity sharing, a deed holder gets a lump-sum cash advance. The lender takes a share of the property’s appreciation.…
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What Is a Senior Citizen Tax Work-Off for Property Taxes?
There’s a trend taking shape across the country. Seniors are working off part or all of their property tax bills. Some jurisdictions, like Pennsylvania, have passed laws to encourage local tax collectors to set up work-off initiatives in their cities…
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Will There Still Be FHA Loans? How Trump’s Return Could Impact Housing
And here it is: a new administration. What’s changing for home seekers and deed holders? Yes, there will still be FHA mortgages. There will still be conventional loans with government backing. But we can expect… All of these possibilities impact…
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Home Appreciation: For Building Equity, What Kinds of Homes Do Best?
It’s an expensive market out there, to put it mildly. If you’re looking at buying a home, you might understandably wonder: Can home prices keep appreciating? Will my home be a good store of value, as well as a good…
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The Compass Real Estate Company Is About to Open a New Division Just for Boomers
Compass is launching a new division to guide and serve senior clients. The agents who sign up will be certified by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors. Here’s the latest.
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Title Talk: What’s a Municipal Lien Search?
You might think a title search is an all-in-one exercise. It’ll show any outstanding liens against the title to the home you’re buying, right? Not necessarily. Not all municipal liens get filed with the county recorder of deeds’ office. Unrecorded…
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“I Never Thought I Would Own a House…” A Community Trust in Vermont Takes on the Housing Shortage
Too many homes sit empty in towns where working people need them. In a housing affordability crisis, this has to change. In Vermont, a local nonprofit is stepping up. Local Deeds is an initiative that helps people make down payments…
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First American Title Presents “Order Insights”: Real-Time Fraud Alerts for Deed Transfers
Fraudsters never rest. So it’s good to know that one of the major U.S. title companies is fortifying its security system to protect deed transactions from bad actors. First American Title, the well-known title insurance and settlement services firm, has…
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A Title Agent Turned Swindler? It’s Not Unheard Of.
Ryan Goodrich, now a convict, used to be a trusted deed expert. For years, Goodrich ran a title company. Behind the scenes, Goodrich stole millions of dollars from home sellers and buyers, their mortgage lenders, and even peers in the…
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These states are struggling with housing payments more than others, new study finds
Rent is due: Study reveals where Americans are falling behind on housing payments Housing affordability is reaching crisis levels in many parts of the United States, and a growing number of Americans are finding it hard to keep up with…
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No Housing Market Crash on the Radar: NAR’s 2025 Prediction
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) expects a “rosier” housing market this year. If acquiring the deed to a home is on your list of new year’s resolutions, take note. NAR predicts a market rebound after our recent, two-year stall.…
