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What happens in the crypto market doesn’t stay in the crypto market for long. As bitcoin and other digital assets rise in popularity, real estate will be affected. After all, when people make profits, they often transform their earnings into…
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The House of Representatives Said Yes to Remote Online Notaries. Senate Next, NAR Urges!
“NAR has strongly supported remote online notarization since 2018 and commends members of the House for passing the SECURE Notarization Act of 2023.” Kenny Parcell, president of the National Association of REALTORS® The integrity of notarized public records is crucial.…
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What You Need to Know About Home Improvement Loans
Home values are up. If you’re like many homeowners today, you’re sitting on a substantial sum of home equity. But you might hesitate to sell your home and buy another one. Who wants to give up yesterday’s cheap mortgages for…
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Making Your Next Move: Could a Moving Loan Help?
Any time of the year, relocating could be vital to your goals. Maybe you’re considering a move for work, education, residency, or relationships. Assuming you’re not offered funding to move, a relocation loan can help you get the job done.…
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Not Just the Flavor of the Month: In Real Estate, AI’s Here to Stay
Real estate is data-driven. That makes it a key space for innovating with artificial intelligence (AI). Computers can now digest huge data sets. The patterns they find can be used in market forecasts and even single home value estimates. Zillow…
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Pride Month Feature: Deeds Are for Everyone
People all over the United States are dealing with rising monthly rents. LGBTQ+ renters are no exceptions. And, like all renters, they face the hurdle of gathering together down payments that come along with today’s sky-high listing prices. But while…
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Gen Z’s Real Estate Super Power
Gen Z is the generation born from 1997 to 2012. This tribe’s elders are already in their mid-twenties. Some are shopping for homes; others are becoming agents. Turns out they’re some of the savviest participants in real estate today. They…
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Need to Pull Money Out of Your Home? Which Will Work—Home Equity Loan, or HELOC?
Purchasing a home is one way to have control over your housing. But homeownership is also a wealth-building superpower. Pay off the mortgage, and the loan balance shrinks. Month by month, the home becomes a source of value that can grow…
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Hybrid Appraisals Are New to Real Estate. Are They Good or Bad?
The hybrid appraisal is now allowed for real estate transactions and financing. It’s a form of real estate appraisal that’s completed from the appraiser’s desk, using information from the home that came remotely, from a data collector. This is also…
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Your Mother Wants to Add You to the House Deed. Good Idea?
Invited to put your name on the deed to a home? It might seem totally natural to just say “thank you.” But stop and think a moment. If you accept a new deed, perhaps a quitclaim, with your name added…
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It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a Super Lien!
Some states give certain liens a special status: super liens! Whoever records a super lien gets their money back first — they jump in front of the prior recorded liens on the property. Sometimes, homeowners’ associations have this super power.…
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Holding Low-Interest Loans, Many Homeowners Are Too Comfortable to Move
Home sellers are staying away from the market in droves this year. Millions fewer new listings hit the spring market. Zillow reports that the February 2023 volume of listings is down 23% year over year. The missing sellers are sending…
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How Middle-Income Earners Considering Retirement Housing Get “Trapped in a Gap”
It’s a great time to sell a home at a profit, but…not the easiest time to downsize. Across the United States, attractively priced homes are hard to find. And opting for a retirement community keeps getting pricier, too. As an…
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St. Paul Steps Up: City Begins Discharging Racial Exclusions From Deeds
A racial covenant is language in a real estate deed that puts homes off-limits to certain buyers. It could say the deed may not be conveyed to particular social groups, such as Black, Asian, or Jewish people. Recently, St. Paul…
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Here’s What Citigroup Says About Blockchain for Real Estate
Citigroup is a leading global investment bank. And it says blockchain “could be a good fit” for real estate. Traditional real estate often lacks transparency, relies on a lot of middle people, and is generally cumbersome to sell, according to…
