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After a year and a half of support from the government and lenders, mortgage forbearance plans will wind down through the last quarter of 2021. Can homeowners cope?
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The HOME Token on Ethereum
An Industry First The Blimp Homes app brings real estate sellers and seekers together with agents. And with Blimp, there’s something more. Together with the Home Network Foundation (homefoundation.io), Blimp Homes has introduced an industry first: a home search platform is…
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Access Matters: Getting an Easement for Landlocked Property
Real estate without legal access to a public road is called landlocked property. Title insurance policies exist to protect mortgage lenders and homeowners from the costs of dealing with burdens on a property’s title. Standard title insurance usually covers lack…
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Amid New York City’s Rampant Deed Theft, One Victim Wins
Brooklyn property values are going up. And there are plenty of opportunists looking to steal deeds. In the Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn in New York City, Dairus Griffiths just triumphed over those opportunists. In the past decade, Brooklyn has lost…
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Adding Climate Data to Real Estate Listings: New Realities for Homeowners?
Redfin Adds Climate Data to Real Estate Listings A storm that could threaten a million homes would have been rare a generation ago. Not anymore. Today’s hurricanes gather their power over warming ocean and gulf waters. A warmer atmosphere holds…
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The Real Estate Industry Weighs in on Vaccines
Closing Discounts for Vaccinated Borrowers, and Other Stories A year and a half has passed since the major 2020 workplace interruptions. And here we are. Still grappling with the health and economic threats from Covid — especially its delta variant.…
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Protecting the Value in Home Equity
Private and Public Solutions to the Risks of Market Declines In general, the value of a home tends to go up. Yet when home values are already very high, we remember that housing markets do decline at times and in…
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Illinois Property Taxes Are Ridiculous. A 2021 Change Helps Some Seniors, But Cook County Assessment Scandals Add to Challenges
Property taxes are a test of strength for most homeowners. For people on fixed incomes, rises in property values — and thus taxes — can be dastardly. Now, imagine people on fixed incomes who just happen to live in Illinois.…
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Transforming Real Estate Law: Nationwide, a Quest for Racial Fairness Gains Ground
Racial fairness is undergoing significant progress in real estate law this year — particularly in the area of confronting offensive deed restrictions. In some notable updates for 2021-2022, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Texas are confronting tackling race-based covenants…
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Start Spreading the News: Blockchain Deed Recording Comes to New York City
New York City’s Department of Finance is trying out blockchain. Can the technology make recording and keeping deeds a better process? The test run, handled by Medici Land Governance (MLG), will find out whether the method will work in a…
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Texans Welcome New Guidance for Quitclaim Deeds
Adverse Possession Also Clarified Congrats to Texas, where the government just gave a boost to the quitclaim deed! People who receive their homes through recorded quitclaim deeds will now be on firmer ground in the Lone Star State. Here’s what…
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Hold On, Maine Seniors. Property Tax Relief Is Coming
Maine will cover property taxes for homeowners aged 65+ who have annual incomes under 40K. Thousands of homeowners — most of Maine’s residents who receive Social Security benefits — will be eligible for the benefit. The provision, LD 1638, takes…
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Winning Bids: New Ways to Finance Cash Offers
Buying a home in a competitive market? The best way to get the one you want is to put a good deal of money down on the house, and make an all-cash offer. A cash offer can avoid bidding wars…
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Latest News From the Ballot Box
A New Property Tax Setup for California Homeowners Proposition 19 in California brought forth a new rule in 2021 on property tax reassessments when deeds are transferred. Here, we take a look at how California homeowners will be impacted.
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The Sweet New York Condo Tax Deal
How Long Must This Show Go On? Homes in New York can have high property tax assessments. By default, home values are assessed at market prices. In contrast, homes classified as condos receive deep discounts when they’re assessed. The result?…
