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October saw a string of dangerous and deadly storms in Florida. Those who made it through the storms are now cleaning up, in the midst of severe property damage along the Gulf Coast. With Hurricane Milton quickly following Hurricane Helene,…
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Buying My First Condo. Can I Avoid Special Assessments?
You might be considering a condo as a way to break into the housing market. Or you might be downsizing, and opting for a compact lifestyle. Maybe you just want to live in a community with great amenities. You could…
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LLC Owners: Read About the 2024 “Beneficial Ownership” Filing Rule, and the 2025 Reporting Rule for Cash Home Sales
This year, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a new rule on Transparency in Residential Real Estate Transfers. This is important to the owner of an LLC for real estate, and it’s triggered by cash transactions. Here are the…
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When a Co-Owner Has Dementia: What’s Ahead?
Do you co-own a home? Then you could one day be asking if your deed can be signed over to someone else if either co-owner develops dementia. You might even want to transfer the deed entirely, and move to a…
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Acquiring a Deed in Stormy Times: Consider the Contractors
If you’re making plans to buy a home, heads up. Especially if the location has been exposed to storms or other physical disruptions. When the Clever Real Estate company surveyed homeowners this year, a third of the poll responders said…
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Bad Deeds Shouldn’t Go Unpunished: Fraud Updates From All Over
A quitclaim deed is a useful tool, when created by the right hands and transferred for the right reasons. But in the hands of forgers and swindlers, these instruments harm people. Especially seniors, the families of deceased homeowners, and people…
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When Do You Need a Warranty Deed?
Sometimes it’s best to use a warranty deed to transfer property. It’s common whenever there’s a seller and buyer who didn’t know each other before their deal. In fact, a mortgage lender or insurance company could insist on a transfer…
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New Jersey Enacts a Raft of Reforms Impacting Deed Holders
To take action on the racial wealth gap, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor Tahesha Way signed an update to the Real Estate Appraisal Act, explicitly meant to stop race-based bias from influencing appraisals. As our readers know, appraisals often occur when…
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Moving to a Community Property State? Here’s What Couples Should Know
You might have heard that some states, like Texas or California, have community property laws. You might have wondered what that was all about. A few other states follow community property law, too. They are Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico,…
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FAQ: When the Divorce Decree Conflicts With the Deed
Many couples own homes together. If they ever decide to separate, they need to know what to do with their co-ownership. They could simply sell the home to solve that issue. But after a legal separation or divorce, one of…
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Who Wins With Rate Cuts? First-Time Home Buyers, or Wall Street Investors?
Hopeful home buyers have waited for the Feds to cut interest rates forever. Well, it feels like forever. In September 2024, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell finally did it. It was the first time the Federal Reserve lowered banks’ interest…
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Workforce Deed Restrictions: How Are They Monitored?
With housing costs up (and wages not so much), some cities need to give working people a hand. As financial barriers to homeownership continue to frustrate so many wage earners, workforce housing is one way to make deeds attainable. It’s…
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Training Algorithms to Fix Rents? That’s Illegal, Justice Department Tells Software Company
You’re renting, and saving up to buy. You’d like to hold the deed to your home. You crave an opportunity to “get on the ladder” and build wealth through home equity. And you’ve had it up to here with rent…
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New in New York: Transfer on Death Deeds
In July 2024, the brand-new Transfer on Death Deed Law went into effect in New York State. Residents are now free to create and record a transfer on death deed (also known as the TODD or TOD deed). If you…
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Seniors Under Pressure: Could Someone You Love Sign a Deed Away?
It’s an all-too-common story. You’re caring for your parent, who’s a deed holder. And when you’re not looking, another person persuades the senior to sign over the deed. Who puts pressure on elders to give away their homes? It could…
