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Checklist for Closing Day: What Do I Bring to Settlement?
Settlement is a big deal for your deed. It involves the signing and filing of all documents needed for the purchase of your new home—the deed, loan documents, and settlement statement. Settlement is the first step in closing, which is the full legal...
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Read moreCan They Do That? Bay Area Landlord’s $200 Monthly Work-From-Home Fee
A one-bedroom rental listing in Walnut Creek’s upscale Northgate neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area was deleted after it caused an international flurry of online outrage. (It’s not known if the pushback led the owner to take the listing down...
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Read moreWhat Is an “Implied Life Estate” and Why Should Heirs Know?
Our readers will recall that creating a life estate is a way to divide property ownership, with a resident keeping a home throughout their lifetime and then passing a “remainder interest” on to someone else upon death. When the person who lives in...
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Read moreGot Wealth? Deed Holding Beats Renting at Every Age, Federal Reserve Finds
Buying a home is expensive. But the investment in a deed can pay off as equity increases. Holding a deed is a pillar for household wealth-building, according to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances. It’s not surprising that the Fed...
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Read moreLatest From Pittsburgh: More Deed Holders Learn They’re Tangled Up in Massive Fraud Case; Suspects Nabbed
Richard, a senior homeowner, was working with a Pittsburgh agent to sell his South Side property out of bankruptcy. But the Allegheny County property was transferred instead, for $1,000, to a shady LLC. It’s just the latest discovery in the massive...
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Read moreOlder 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 struggle to preserve the equity they have. And even if they can, will their heirs be able to do the same? More...
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