It’s your deed. But it could come with community-wide restrictions, as well as a long list of homeowners’ association rules that support those restrictions....
Lawmakers have proposed new legislation impacting the notarization of documents in New York State. Throughout New York, the legal update would make all...
Over the past three years, wire fraud in home purchases has gone up sharply. Many victims are turning to court to seek damages after losing much of...
States are outlawing listing agreements that bind homeowners to specific companies to sell their homes in the future. In the last two years, 30 states...
One of the opportunities you have as a deed holder is the ability to borrow against the home equity you build over the years. But wait. How high is...
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard has just published its 2024 State of the Nation’s Housing report. HOUSING COSTS STRAIN OWNERS...
This year, Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg has an important message for home buyers in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Look out, Sorg tells homeowners,...
Starting July 1, 2024, all Indiana counties will implement new requirements for the Transfer on Death Deed (TODD). This legislative update mandates specific...
Could your new home be in Cleveland? Cincinnati? Columbus or Dayton? You name it. If you’d love to hold the deed to an Ohio home, and wonder how on Earth...
The owners of Rhode Island’s beachfront homes would like to own the beach — all the way out to the water. But last June, Rhode Island law created a...
Home sellers in Florida: Look out for a new flood insurance disclosure rule. Effective October 1, 2024, you must tell prospective buyers if your home has...
Maybe you’re buying a new home. A home for you and your significant other to live in. Or maybe you already hold a deed, and are thinking of quitclaiming...