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Why People Who Could Pay With Cash Get Mortgages

Why People Who Could Pay With Cash Get Mortgages

If you happen to have half a million dollars, you could buy the typical U.S. home with cash. But would you? Do the current mortgage interest rates impact your decision? Let’s take a walkthrough, Q and A style. What’s the Key Advantage...

Published on: June 30, 2025

“We Buy Ugly Houses” (And Other Ponzi Schemes)

“We Buy Ugly Houses” (And Other Ponzi Schemes)

We’ve all stumbled into bad deals at some point — but maybe not as painfully as Ronald. In 2017, a retired Texan named Ronald took some very questionable advice. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Ronald invested with a certain Charles Carrier,...

Published on: June 26, 2025

Deeds in Disarray: Untangling Titles Passed Down Informally

Deeds in Disarray: Untangling Titles Passed Down Informally

When homes are passed down without a will, legal ownership can become questionable. Claims to the title can tangle. This happens most often in households of modest income (many who couldn’t afford probate). Loss of the home title, of course, pushes...

Published on: June 25, 2025

Connecticut Beats Down Zombie Mortgages

Connecticut Beats Down Zombie Mortgages

What if you survived the foreclosure crisis back in 2008…and all of the sudden, now, a bank turned up and told you it’s time to pay back the balance related to a second lien that you thought was written off, a loan you never repaid? This is no...

Published on: June 23, 2025

Will Congress Expand the Capital Gains Exemption to Help People Sell Their Homes?

Will Congress Expand the Capital Gains Exemption to Help People Sell Their Homes?

Property values keep going up. Why doesn’t the capital gains exemption do the same? Taxes on home sales can make deed holders hold their homes when they might otherwise sell. When current deed holders don’t want to sell their properties, inventory...

Published on: June 19, 2025

Could Ohio Make Property Taxes Unconstitutional? Should It?

Could Ohio Make Property Taxes Unconstitutional? Should It?

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office has received a proposal to insert a new Section 14 into Article XII of the Ohio constitution. This proposed amendment seeks to abolish current and future real estate taxes. For many months, Ohio’s Butler...

Published on: June 18, 2025