Real Estate Deeds Made Easy Since 1997 – Deeds.com
-
So, the last time we wrote on this topic, Zillow had put Zillow OffersTM on hold, planning to re-enter the iBuying arena in 2022. Since then, Zillow has thrown in the towel. Zillow’s sudden decision to quit iBuying altogether seems to…
-
Billions in Delayed Mortgage Payments: Is This Sustainable?
Life After Forbearance Let’s begin with the financial facts. As the festive season approaches, about a half a million more U.S. homeowners are coming out of their 18-month, pandemic-related mortgage forbearance periods. All told, about 15% of U.S. mortgage holders…
-
Suing a Prior Owner Under Warranty Deed Covenants
The Length of a Deed’s Warranty May Vary Most people have the general idea that by transferring a home with a warranty deed, a seller makes binding promises to a buyer. But what do most of us know about those…
-
Can the Shift to Remote Work Turn Renters Into Homeowners?
New Opportunities for First-Time Buyers In the final weeks of 2021, remote/hybrid work continues and is becoming standard. We see most U.S. office workers working remotely at least one or two days a week. A fourth of them continue to…
-
Virtual Real Estate: Buying a Piece of the Metaverse
Time to Get Meta? In October 2021, Facebook changed its name in homage to the metaverse. By combining real and online worlds, the metaverse, says Facebook, will be “the next evolution in a long line of social technologies.” So this…
-
Turning Shipping Containers Into Houses
Off the Beaten Path Companies that convert shipping containers are defying traditional architectural rules, and turning shipping materials into real estate. The concept was awarded a U.S. patent in 1989, and it has captured the popular imagination in recent years. Now, it’s…
-
Four Key Points on Home Flipping in This Market
Balancing Risks and Rewards Home flipping is no easy feat, and it’s getting even harder. Just ask Zillow. Flipping a home, of course, means buying it, sprucing it up, and promptly putting it back on the market for sale.…
-
What Every Home Seller Should Know About Choosing the Best Offer
Is Highest Always Best? If you’re selling your home and have attracted multiple bids, super! Now, how do you choose the best offer? According to the National Association of REALTORS®: Your listing broker can explain various negotiating strategies for you…
-
United Wholesale Mortgage to Accept Crypto— Wait, Never Mind.
Not too long ago, we reported on United Wholesale Mortgage and its eye-catching plan to accept cryptocurrencies for mortgages by late 2021. As we wrote then: Whether the idea will find adherents remains to be seen. Certainly, many UWM customers…
-
Why Did Zillow Suddenly Pause Its Home-Flipping Business?
Unexpected Flip-Flop The online real estate company Zillow announced it was putting its iBuying business, Zillow Offers, on hold in mid-October. The company has been buying homes from eager owners who’d like to sell without handling repairs, tours, or closings.…
-
Low Rates Correlate to Mortgage Application Fraud “Hotspots”—CoreLogic
Who’s Cheating and How Interest rates are down. Many buyers have jumped in to take advantage of the situation in recent months. Heavy home-buying traffic has led the mortgage industry to shift gears from refinancing to home purchases. Purchases now…
-
Coinbase and Real Estate: Perfect Together?
Cryptocurrency is on a roll as we go to press. Things can change quickly in this arena, but right now, values are high. Bitcoin has never been higher. BITO, a new exchange traded fund (ETF) for bitcoin futures has come…
-
Estate Planning With a Transfer on Death Deed
New Rules for California Homeowners Since 2016, California has been offering homeowners a very simple way to transfer their homes to beneficiaries. It’s called the transfer on death deed — also written as TOD deed, TODD, or beneficiary deed. A…
-
Remote Online Notarization Wins Home Buyer Confidence
Are Federal RON Standards Coming? When people buy homes, they have the deeds notarized and publicly recorded in the home’s city or county. Traditionally, people have always gone to the notary public in person. This is changing. Since the Covid-19…