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What will an attractive home look like in 2026? Just in time, the Zillow® Home Trends Report weighs in. Zillow’s press release starts off with what you might expect to see in an announcement about home design trends. In…
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Thinking of Downsizing? Consider Costs Along With Benefits.
Thinking of downsizing? For some deed holders, it’s a fantastic choice. Just be sure you’re on the lookout for unexpected costs in today’s housing market. Here, we go through some scenarios so you can spot potential issues related to…
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Deed Theft Update: Disbarred Lawyer Jailed in New York
The New York Times reports that Sanford Solny, convicted in June in the Supreme Court of Brooklyn (pictured in banner photo), is now in jail. Solny is a disbarred lawyer and real estate investor charged with stealing New York City…
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Why Would Scammers Collect Recordings of a Real Estate Pro’s Voice?
The short answer: to create voice impersonations for future fraud. Most people look to real estate professionals when buying or selling a home. Imposter agents can do tremendous damage. We’ve already discussed AI-enabled deed fraud. Voice-cloning raises the stakes. Here’s…
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Winter Is Coming…Are You Covered? Home Insurance Checklist
Winter weather can damage your roof, plumbing, or other aspects of any home you own. Are you prepared?
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One in Three Home Buyers Now Pay Cash. Here’s What This Means for Everybody Else.
A third of home buyers this year haven’t needed a mortgage. The proportion of people paying cash is “well above pre-pandemic levels,” according to the National Association of Realtors®. It’s hard to compete with buyers who don’t need to wait…
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Senior Financial Exploitation: Living Trust Scams
It’s a common idea that probate should be avoided at all costs. And that a revocable living trust is the way to get around probate. Some people are packaging these ideas and marketing them. You might receive an invitation to…
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California Ends “Home Equity Theft” in Property Tax Foreclosures
California recently made an important change to its foreclosure law. When California deed holders face foreclosure on liens placed against their titles for unpaid property taxes, they would find themselves losing all their equity. It’s a practice commonly called home…
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Game Plan: Negotiating the Best Price for the FSBO Home
The home you want is marketed as for sale by owner. But the price is not right. What’s the best way to buy the home for a better price? Many deed holders have an exaggerated idea of what their property…
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Escrow Abuse? Massachusetts Real Estate Broker Charged With Embezzlement
A real estate broker in Massachusetts was just hauled into court on charges connected with the sudden closure of his company late last year. Stephen Webster left clients stranded, having allegedly diverted more than $11.6 million from escrow accounts. A…
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Thousands of Seniors Lose Access to Hospital-at-Home Program Due to Federal Shutdown
It’s official: the current federal shutdown is now the second longest in modern U.S. history. Every day, it seems, we hear of some new fright because of lapses in federal funding. One of these scary things is affecting seniors who’ve…
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Real Estate Update: Housing Agencies, States Suffer “Staggering” Blows in Shutdown
The U.S. federal government has been shut down for three weeks now. The impact on everyday life for many has been serious. What might not be obvious is the impact on federal housing agencies and state-based real estate industries. Sellers…
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AG James Nails First Criminal Conviction Under NY Home Equity Theft Protection Act
Recently, a New York real estate agent pleaded guilty in a deed theft case. Yes, a real estate agent. Oscar Dais used to be a real estate agent in Rockland County, New York. But no more. Oscar Dais admitted to…
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Can a Criminal Record Stop Someone From Acquiring a Deed?
We begin with the short answer. No. There is no background check when you file a deed with the county recorder’s office. Nor does any government, be it local, state, or federal, put real estate off-limits to people simply on…
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Consider This Before Creating a Life Estate Deed
Say you decide you’d like to stay in your home for life. After all, with the costs for assisted living going through the roof, holding your deed might be the best senior living plan! You can certainly draw up a…
