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No. A quitclaim deed transfers your interest in the property’s title. It does not change who is responsible for paying the loan. Those are two separate legal instruments, and signing one has no automatic effect on the other. This distinction...

Published on: April 30, 2026

Housing affordability continues to present barriers to first-time buyers. People who already have deeds find this market so much easier to navigate. Only one in five buyers is a newbie.  Far too many younger people feel like permanent renters. Not...

Published on: April 30, 2026

For those concerned about where deed theft is taken most seriously under the laws, the data security firm EquityProtect has the facts. The company’s new Property Protection Scorecard sums up the current status of each of the 50 states and Washington,...

Published on: April 29, 2026

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? This is a common situation for joint deed holders. The good news? This is not complicated....

Published on: April 28, 2026

If you hang your hat in Tennessee, watch out for a potential law that changes the way deeds are submitted and verified. Somebody nearly stole Elvis Presley’s Graceland home in Memphis through deed fraud. Brent Taylor, a Republican State Senator in Memphis,...

Published on: April 27, 2026

In a “contract for deed” or installment contract, a seller provides financing directly to the buyer. No mortgage company is involved. The harder a mortgage approval is to get, the more attractive this alternative becomes. It can be a lifeline...

Published on: April 24, 2026