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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods, Rachel Carson said. But it’s not the best time to live at the base of a downward slope. And while homes built near water are popular and…
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Black Homeownership and Housing: Amid Persistent Discrimination, New Potential for Change
Home shopping and investment property buying are rapidly joining the digital arena. Can technology offer new models to alleviate bias in lending practices? The expanding property tech trend offers convenience in mortgage and property shopping. It offers effective ways to…
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Your Real Estate Agent’s Fiduciary Duties
How Do Professional Ethics Come Into Play in the Real Estate Deal? When you sign a contract to have an agent represent you in a real estate transaction, your agent agrees to a set of fiduciary duties. Essentially this means…
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Unemployment and the Hopeful Home Buyer
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 led to a rise in unemployment. Many hopeful home buyers watched the derailing of their plans — if not a full-fledged train wreck. Some have been forced to wait until they’re employed again before applying…
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How to Spot Four Visible Kinds of Home Damage
Subtle signals can point to hidden damage in a house. Finding these indicators early is important. A closer inspection might be necessary, to inform the buyer of possible costs to restore the damaged areas. Whether you’re planning to sell or…
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The Monster Under the Bed: When a Home’s Past Holds an Unrecorded Deed
No homeowner wants to find out there’s a deed in the home’s past that went unrecorded. But it can happen. In the normal transaction, at the time of the legal transfer of real estate, the deed is filed with the…
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A Gig Worker’s Guide to Home Buying
If you’re self-employed, or earning at least some of your money through contract or gig work, you might wonder if you’ll be able to get a mortgage loan. If a gig is just a side income stream, there’s no issue.…
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Real Estate Law Enforcement: Catching Up to Deed Fraudsters
Some years back, the state of Georgia, under the Georgia Code (GA § 44-2-43), made stealing houses by recording fraudulent or counterfeit real estate deeds a felony, incurring 1-10 years in prison. Witnesses who help perpetrate Georgia deed fraud are…
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Should You Transfer Your Home to Your Children Now, or Leave It in Your Will?
Which is best? Conveying your home to your child or children now? Or letting them inherit it after you pass on? Conveying real estate during your lifetime can cost more than letting it be inherited after death. Then again, inheritances…
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Real Estate Stocks and IPOs: Should You Invest?
These days, with firms allowing commission-free trading, the retail market for stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is brisk. Some of our readers might be thinking of investing in real estate stocks. This is simpler than ever to do. Many people…
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Is Smart Home Technology Turning Property Managers Into Spies?
We’ve talked about smart home technology for homeowners. Now, in this article, we explore the advancement of smart apartments — when somebody other than the home’s resident puts the devices in place. Some of the products mentioned here, including entrance…
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Mortgage Tech: No Longer an Oxymoron
The fully digital real estate closing is coming. The technology is here. The mortgage industry is exploring its potential — with retail demand leading the way. Remember your first encounter with the mortgage world? If you’re like many people, yours was…
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The Unbearable Stress of Buying a Home, and Survival Tips
The Top Nine Home Buyer Stresses. Here’s How to Deal With Them Like a Boss For most people, shopping for a new home is a very big deal and an intensely stressful undertaking. Moving from one place to another is…
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Deeds by Distance: Which States Are Moving to Remote Notarization?
An update from Deeds.com on the fast-moving evolution of remote online notarization and the standards supporting it. If you transfer or accept a piece of real estate, notarization of the deed will likely occur. For your deed to be recorded,…
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Elders and Real Estate Fraud: A Burgeoning Problem
Evelio and Milagros Esteban are in their 70s and they’ve been homeowners for years. But recently they ran into trouble paying their mortgage. That was when they mistakenly transferred their home deed to another Miami resident, who offered to help…

