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You may have heard about the Trump executive order on real estate investment companies. The idea is about keeping large companies from buying homes that ordinary deed seekers would want to buy. It comes in the midst of poll results…
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Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair: What This Means for the Deed Market
Donald Trump has decided: Kevin Warsh should take the key position on the Federal Reserve’s governing board. It’s no secret that Trump wants lower interest rates. Will Warsh deliver? And will this stimulate deed transfers in a market that’s been…
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Can the State Force a Deed Holder to Leave? Eminent Domain Strikes Again
It happens. For public safety and other reasons, the state can pull the land out from under a deed holder. Here, we look at two current cases. One’s in Iowa. The other one’s in Massachusetts.
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U.S. Housing Affordability Politics: What Is Still Possible?
Is it possible to offer real relief to people struggling with our housing affordability challenge? If so, then how? What do you think? Many of us have very good ideas. Can our law and policy makers hear us? The need…
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Senior Property Tax Exemptions and Freezes: What Deed Holders Should Know
If you own your home and you’re 65 or older, you could be leaving money on the table. Nearly every state offers some form of property tax relief for seniors, yet millions of eligible homeowners never apply. Why? Because most…
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Senior Under Guardianship: Target for Fraud?
Sleazy schemes often target people at their most vulnerable. Perhaps the most vulnerable time in all of our lives comes in old age. At some point, older deed holders who want to manage the value of their property become likely…
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People Living in Train Cars? It’s a Thing.
It certainly is. Some train car homeowners live in them, as with the picture here. Others rent them out as novelty vacation rental homes. You can even stay in one to try out the lifestyle! It’s not even a new…
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More Deed Holders Slip Under Water. Lost Equity Risk Varies by Region.
The average deed holder is doing OK—sitting on $299K. But as high as home values are, across-the-board homeowner equity is down from its 2024 highs. Home equity belonging to the average U.S. deed holder went down by about $13K last…
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HECM: Can It Ease a Senior’s Financial Stress?
A home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) is a lesser-known financial tool designed for seasoned deed holders. At essence, it’s a reverse mortgage. Backed by the FHA, it allows qualified seniors to reach some of their home equity while holding onto…
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Can I Sell My Home With Unpaid Property Taxes or Tax Liens?
Any deed holder who’s struggling with the cost of living would understand: meeting property tax deadlines can be stressful. Sometimes, tax deadlines bring impossible burdens to a household. Those who need to sell their homes may wonder what can be…
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What If a Power of Attorney Fails to Maintain the Real Estate?
Linda lives in a memory care unit. Her former home, just a mile away, has been vacant for more than three years. Just before she moved to the assisted living site, she signed legal power over her affairs to her…
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Is a Cash Real Estate Buyer Trying to Rip You Off?
Making a cash sale is about working with someone who’s ready to buy your home without needing a mortgage to do it. Without a financing contingency, a cash sale is a simple, reliable, quick process. Or is it? Sad but…
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Are Risky Mortgages Making a Comeback? Here’s What We All Must Know.
Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) can be helpful financial tools. They can also create trouble when the rate adjusts upward. Since the pandemic, adjustable-rate mortgage loans have seen a comeback. And some market watchers are becoming concerned. As one headline put the…
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Sign of the Times: Companies Emerge to Help Friends Acquire Deeds Together
A form of co-ownership called the tenancy in common is picking up steam across the country. Four years ago, a Los Angeles company started turning single-home properties into townhome associations where co-buyers could share living spaces. Then we saw “upzoning” laws take shape. California’s…
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A New Century’s American Dream: Holding a Deed, or Retiring Early?
The world has changed. Work is increasingly automated, and jobs aren’t guaranteed. Property values are high. Could early retirement be taking homeownership’s place at the core of the American Dream? In previous generations, secure careers underpinned the dream of holding…
