Elder Resources
Elder Real Estate Information Series
Our Elder Real Estate Series has been a trusted resource for comprehensive insights into elder real estate matters. Whether you're revisiting or discovering our series for the first time, here's who will benefit the most:
- Seniors (50+): Tailored content focused on your unique real estate needs and questions.
- Pre-seniors and Young Adults: If you're under 50 but planning ahead for financial stability, this series is a valuable tool for you.
- Advocates and Caregivers: If you're looking to protect an elderly loved one from financial exploitation or want to better understand real estate discussions relevant to elder care, this series will provide you with the necessary information.
Dive into our updated series and explore the crucial aspects of elder real estate that Deeds.com expertly covers. Here's what you'll find:
I’ll Leave My Deed to My Adult Child. What About My Low-Interest Mortgage?
You hold a deed. You wrote a will. You left your home in the will to your adult child. You’re feeling pretty good about your simple, straightforward...
Published on: November 8, 2026
Word to the “Older and Wiser”: Keep Your Deed. Pick Your Caregivers Carefully.
Nora R. of Baltimore is struggling in a way no adult child ever should. Nora’s dad died in South Carolina. What happened to his deed? This is the true...
Published on: October 30, 2026
Deed Theft Can Happen to Anyone—Even More So to Senior and Black Homeowners
Deed theft can happen to anyone. It affects wealthy or modest households. It can happen to a city penthouse or a farm in the country, a beach house or an...
Published on: October 20, 2026
How the Beneficiary Claims a Transfer on Death Deed
A transfer on death deed is designed as a simpler way to pass a home along to someone else—in states that allow these deeds. With the TOD deed, a home...
Published on: October 5, 2026
Transfer Current Deed When Moving to Senior Care: Wise Move or Not?
You’re thinking of transferring the deed to your home and moving to an assisted living community. Is this a good idea? Can it keep the deed from being...
Published on: October 4, 2026
Older Adult Deed Holders at Work: We See You
Working past “retirement age” has gone mainstream. Twelve million people aged 65+ continue to work. Many hang onto their deeds. And this includes deeds to...
Published on: September 20, 2026
Be Ready. The Great Generational Deed Transfer Comes With Some Extra Baggage
The earliest-born boomers are reaching their 80s this year. And, inevitably, many of their deeds are poised to move to younger generations. Along with...
Published on: September 19, 2026
The Future of Retirement: Mortgage Debt and Smaller Social Security Payments?
Social Security has been working for 91 years. Over these nine decades, the retirement experience has changed a lot. Today’s over-60 crowd is working...
Published on: September 3, 2026
If I Can’t Age in Place, What Are the Options?
Most older adults want to live in their own homes as long as possible. Sometimes it’s possible. Sometimes, workarounds are needed. When charting the path...
Published on: August 25, 2026
Medicaid Estate Recovery: Is Your Deed Safe?
If you qualify for Medicaid, you don’t have much money in your accounts. But you’ve held onto your deed. Maybe your adult children are helping with...
Published on: August 16, 2026
Check Is on the Way: How to Get Your New Jersey Senior Tax Rebate
New Jersey is in the process of sending out checks for its “Senior Freeze” on property taxes. Older adults in New Jersey are receiving checks now. This is...
Published on: August 10, 2026
Older Adults Are Holding Record Amounts of Home Equity. Can Their Heirs Afford to Keep It?
Older adults are poised to pass along roughly $19 trillion in home equity over the next two decades. But the wealth is unevenly held. Many seniors...
Published on: July 28, 2026
Avoid the $20K “Age Penalty”: Maximize Your Home Equity and Sell for Full Price
Statistics show that, all other things being equal, older homeowners tend to receive lower sale prices. Why? And, more to the point, how can you—or a...
Published on: July 19, 2026
New York Seniors: Have You Enrolled in STAR Credit Direct Deposit?
Too many New York residents are struggling with housing expenses and the costs of utilities, medicines, groceries, transportation, and other necessities....
Published on: July 15, 2026
Your Child Will Be Your Successor in Interest. What Does This Mean?
A successor in interest may be the person who inherits your home or otherwise receives an ownership interest from you. It’s a person who takes on the...
Published on: June 18, 2026
Can a Transfer on Death Deed Save Your Family Money?
Seniors hold deeds to a third of all owner-occupied homes. In the coming years, they’ll spend a lot of money in estate planning. Those who want a simple,...
Published on: June 12, 2026
Head Off Family Fights in Advance: 8 Smart Estate Planning Moves for Deed Holders
No doubt you’ve experienced it, or more than a few of your friends have. Parents pass on, and then the adult children aren’t speaking. It can happen in...
Published on: June 10, 2026
Power of Attorney Between Joint Owners
If you hold a deed jointly, you might wonder what would happen if one joint owner becomes incapacitated. Can just one of you carry out refinancing or a...
Published on: June 8, 2026
Three Estate Planning Moves Smart Seniors Avoid
You already know that naming your children on your deed is probably not good tax planning for the next generation. But what other, less obvious deed...
Published on: May 11, 2026
Estate Planning? Elder Law? Which Do You Need?
Estate planning focuses on what happens with everything you own after death. Elder law addresses legal and planning needs late in life: decision-making...
Published on: May 10, 2026
Joint Owner With Survivorship Rights, Not on the Mortgage
Perhaps your home’s deed is vested as JTWROS, but the joint owner is not on the mortgage. Will this be an issue if you pass away before your final payoff?...
Published on: April 28, 2026
Five Key Steps To Protect Senior Deed Holders From Scams
Older homeowners, especially those whose mortgages are paid off, can be targeted for deed theft. The crime involves someone else pressuring a vulnerable...
Published on: April 14, 2026
Operation Hard Money: How a Team of Mortgage Scammers Exploited Los Angeles Seniors Through Title Fraud
The FBI recently arrested 11 people in Los Angeles. The investigation involved people who went after more than $17 million in deed theft, say prosecutors....
Published on: April 12, 2026
Pennsylvania Supports Deed Holders Who Offer Domiciliary Care for Seniors
In participating Pennsylvania counties, the Domiciliary Care Program provides safe, comfortable home living for seniors, or adults of any age from 18 up,...
Published on: April 9, 2026
