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Did You Claim Everything? It’s that time again. Here, we note 6 checklist items, to help ensure your ducks are in a row for Monday, April 18, 2022 (or Tuesday, April 19 if you live in Maine or Massachusetts).
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As Boomers Retire, the Transfer on Death Deed Comes of Age
Each day, about 10,000 baby boomers reach retirement age. Their recent frustrations, as they’ve grappled with Covid-19, have only accelerated the national jump to retirement. And now, this large cohort of retirees is thinking about getting its financial affairs squared…
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Four Thoughts on Starting a Small Rental Business
Is There Profit in Your Property? Renting is a critical market today. Why is renting on the rise? For one thing, many people have not been able to buy into today’s sky-high real estate market. Shortages of workers and supplies…
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As Mortgage Interest Rates Nudge 4%, There’s a New Rush to Buy
Fear of Missing Out? Higher mortgage rates can be daunting for many buyers. And here they come. The silver lining? As interest rates begin to rise, this frenzied real estate market could start to level off. But first, it looks…
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How to Work With a Lender and Win
Ready to Buy a Home? Choose a good mortgage consultant, and you’ll have support throughout your loan application journey. You’ll probably get a lot of phone calls along the way, but it’s all to help you and your real estate…
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The Cost of Owning a Home
More Than a Mortgage Imagine you’ve made it through closing. You’ve purchased a reasonably priced home. You paid around $5,000 for closing cost fees, taxes and insurance; another $2,000 for moving in and fixing up. You have a an ample…
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Six Common Reasons House Sales Fall Through
Forewarned Is Forearmed Buying a house is a major milestone for most people. After the weeks, months, or even years of preparation, a buyer wants to cross the finish line with confidence. Buyers and sellers alike need to know what…
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Airbnb Could Decide to Accept Cryptocurrency in 2022
Meanwhile, the Homesharing Platform Is Helping Homeowners in Ukraine This might just be the year Airbnb meets bitcoin. A team of Airbnb employees is currently looking at how the platform could accept cryptocurrency payments. Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky…
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What’s Best to Buy—Existing Home? New Construction?
Weighing the Environmental and Financial Factors You might be wondering if a newly built home is right for you, or if it’s better to get a lived-in home. Once upon a time, that question was a simple matter of personal…
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Taking a Co-Borrower Off a Mortgage: Three Ways
So, you’re changing from a co-owner to the sole owner of your house. And now it’s time for your spouse or co–borrower to come off your joint mortgage. Probably from your house deed, too. If the title is already in…
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Going All In: Why South Koreans Are Keen on Metaverse Real Estate
South Korea — renowned for its pop culture and a $16+ billion gaming sector — is perfectly poised to flourish in digitized worlds. K-pop singers have launched hits in the metaverse and real estate is popping up to host future…
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Know the Facts About Liens
Good Debt, Bad Debt… Nowadays, people can be divided into three classes: the haves, the have-nots, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-haves. – Earl Wilson If you own a home, there’s probably a lien (or a few) on its title. A lien represents…
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Living Off the Grid: What It Means Now
He likes it better the old way, so he grows a little garden in the backyard by the fence;He’s consuming what he’s growing nowadays in self-defense;He gets out there in the twilight zone sometimes… – David M. Bellamy Living off…
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What Is Dodd-Frank and How Does It Regulate Home Loans?
Consumer Protection for Mortgage Borrowers The mortgage crisis of 2008-09 unfolded when lenders offering too many high-risk loans. The problem was referred to as predatory lending. Lawmakers reacted to the crisis with lending rules that kept lenders from approving loan…
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Can a Home in a Living Trust Be Refinanced?
On Trust Property In a Time of Low Mortgage Rates A living trust is a revocable trust. And a revocable trust is a trust you can change — which means you can refinance. That said, your lender must be on…