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Late summer is the Goldilocks season for buying a home. During winter, the real estate market can get a little like cold porridge. It’s harder to predict open house weather, and there are fewer houses being shown. Gardens go dormant,…
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Robots Against Racism: New Tech Detects Old Prejudice in Deeds
On July 28, 2022, Joshua Browder tweeted: Today, we are announcing a new DoNotPay product to fight institutional racism, by removing racist language from millions of original housing deeds and HOA documents… Joshua Browder is founder and CEO of DoNotPay,…
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Six Cities Where Home Buyers Might Finally Get a Fair Deal
Is the Seller’s Market Winding Down? Some home sellers had to reduce their asking prices this summer — even in areas that were last season’s sizzling hot markets. By May, said Redfin.com, home buying competition was “plateauing.” And by June,…
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Four Reasons Real Estate Tops Other Investments
Whether the Economy’s Booming or Busting… It’s home sweet home, but it’s also one of the most powerful investments a person can make. Buying a house has key financial advantages, compared against investments like a portfolio of stocks and bonds,…
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Philly Agent Sells a House That Mines Crypto…For a Purpose
Mark Masih is a Philadelphia real estate agent and an investor. Masih has been an agent for some time with Compass Realty, selling homes in Philadelphia. Recently, Masih bought a West Philly property, then nicely renovated it. When Masih listed…
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The Justice Department Zeroes In on Mortgage Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just settled an unprecedented lawsuit against a mortgage-only lender, Trident Mortgage Company. The DOJ is targeting “modern-day redlining” — practices which put mortgages off-limits to minority applicants. Trident admitted no wrongdoing. The subsidiary…
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Tax Tips for Homeowners to Keep in Mind All Year
Scrambling to do taxes at the last minute can mean missing key breaks. Here are some tips, notes, and reminders to help you stay in shape, tax-wise, all year.
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Banking on Land Banks for Affordable Housing
In the Adirondacks and Beyond… Jobs around Lake Placid and Saranac Lake are plentiful these days. There’s just one hitch. Prospective takers can’t find accessibly priced housing. Around these scenic Adirondack towns in northern New York, affordable units are few…
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An Update on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
In El Salvador, people can use bitcoin to buy houses — or most anything that’s sold in the streets, shops, and malls. President Nayib Bukele’s quest to make bitcoin the nation’s legal tender means it’s gradually being phased into the…
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Hospitals Use Deeds of Trust to “Bully” Cash-Strapped Patients
Lawmakers in North Carolina hope to provide financial protection for hundreds of thousands of people in medical debt. Medical debt is not only the leading cause of bankruptcy, it turns out. It can actually lead to the loss of homes.…
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Staying Informed About California Transfer on Death Deeds
This year has been an interesting one for California’s revocable transfer on death deed. Beginning in 2022, California homeowners using TOD deeds (sometimes just called TODDs) must have two adult witnesses sign the document. So, for a valid TOD deed,…
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Inflation and the Rising Cost of Building a House
House prices are ridiculous. What’s going on with the costs of building a house? And is relief for the consumer anywhere in sight? Let’s take a look.
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How to Survive Foreclosure
When the economy is brutal, foreclosures become more common. So do homeowners’ questions about them. It’s hard to make any blanket statements about dealing with the process, as it varies so much from state to state — and even from…
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States Scrub Racial Deed Restrictions From the Records
Missouri’s on a mission — to end racial deed restrictions. Its new law would require deletions of language regarding anyone’s race, religion or national origin from any deeds recorded from now on. Some Missouri homes have deed language that dates…
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Wrong Name on the Deed and Other Stories
Several years back, Rodriques Best got married. The couple bought a home in Greensboro, North Carolina. Then they divorced. Rodriques received the home by quitclaim in the divorce settlement. The couple signed the paperwork with a notary, and submitted it…