Real Estate Deeds Made Easy Since 1997 – Deeds.com
-
Hindsight is 20-20 vision. Homeowners learn something from each home they buy. Looking back, most homeowners can tell you what they did well — and a few things they could have done better. So, what can’t-miss items need your attention…
-
Should You Get an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage? Here Are 6 Reasons You Might
When it’s time to meet with their mortgage experts and apply for loans, most home shoppers accept mortgages with fixed interest rates. When they do, the interest rates are locked in throughout the life of their loans. That’s a good…
-
Friends, Relatives and Colleagues: How to Sell Your Home to Someone You Know
Most home sales are arm’s length transactions — deals between former strangers. But selling to a relative, colleague or friend can also make sense in certain circumstances. When friends or family members transfer homes to each other, they have a…
-
Post-Pandemic Life: Is Home Selling Forever Changed?
In March 2020, Covid was dubbed a global pandemic. To slow the spread of the virus, U.S. states issued stay-at-home orders for people working in real estate—at first deemed a non-essential business. Appraisals for real estate contracts were non-essential in…
-
Real Estate Markets in the Second Half of 2021: Bull and Bear Cases
Summer 2021 will be a hot one for the real estate market, says the Home Buying Institute. But is the raging home-buying bull market sustainable? With property values up well over 10% in many areas, some market watchers are asking…
-
Deeds, Reimagined: Is a New Day Dawning for the Chain of Title?
Art met real estate in a new way this year. Krista Kim’s Mars House design appeared on the first irreplaceable, non-fungible token (NFT) for a virtual house and garden. Kim’s virtual experience was followed by an NFT listing for a…
-
Do-It-Yourself Stimulus? The Rise of the Property Tax Protests
For years running, Texans have been protesting their property taxes. This year (2021), Texas homeowners had until May to object to their county assessors’ valuations of their homes. When they win their cases, their homes’ market prices don’t change. But…
-
Fraud Update: Closing Scams Now Make Up Nearly Half of Cybercrime Losses
What’s a closing scam? Consider the Colorado home buyer who, a few weeks back, opened an email from the title company. It contained precise instructions for wiring the closing money. The amount requested — about $80,000 — matched the amount…
-
Tax Deed Sales: Buying Homes by Paying Other People’s Taxes
Ever heard those fantastic stories where the home buyer pays $10,000 and sells the house later for $200,000? You might be hearing about tax deed sales. They are not mere fantasies — but, as you might imagine, you are unlikely…
-
Very Superstitious? Selling the “Stigmatized” Property
Stigmatized is an odd word to describe a perfectly good piece of property with a notable incident in its history. Indeed, stigmatized sounds like a pretty good deal, if you can buy a house at, say, a 10% discount because…
-
Resolving a Property Line Dispute in 5 Steps
Sometimes, neighbors disagree on their boundary lines. Or one disagrees on how they can cross, or place something on, the other’s property. One might be claiming to have past permission to cross or use the contested space. Perhaps a prior…
-
Buying or Selling Your Home in 2021? Here Are Eight Great Real Estate Apps
Today, more than half of all home buyers begin their search online. And no wonder. Real estate apps combine the ease of surfing the web with the mobility of a smartphone. Millions of properties are listed in dozens of apps.…
-
6 Life-Changing Ways AI Is Converging With Real Estate
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here in a big way. It was already moving into the real estate sphere when the pandemic hit in 2020, and sped the uptake remarkably. It’s all about technology that mimics human learning, predictions, and decision…
-

After You’re Gone, Does Your Mortgage Live On?
You might be wondering about that house or condo you’ve left in your will. Often, after a homeowner passes on, the real property is sold from the estate to pay off debts. But maybe you have a relative who would…
-
Succeeding With Contingent Offers in a Seller’s Market
Can you get a home you’ll love on your terms? Here are the top strategies for success in the current seller’s market. Oh, to be a seller in places like Phoenix, Columbus, Seattle, Los Angeles or Sacramento! Sellers in these…

