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No homeowner wants to find out there’s a deed in the home’s past that went unrecorded. But it can happen. In the normal transaction, at the time of the legal transfer of real estate, the deed is filed with the…
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A Gig Worker’s Guide to Home Buying
If you’re self-employed, or earning at least some of your money through contract or gig work, you might wonder if you’ll be able to get a mortgage loan. If a gig is just a side income stream, there’s no issue.…
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Real Estate Law Enforcement: Catching Up to Deed Fraudsters
Some years back, the state of Georgia, under the Georgia Code (GA § 44-2-43), made stealing houses by recording fraudulent or counterfeit real estate deeds a felony, incurring 1-10 years in prison. Witnesses who help perpetrate Georgia deed fraud are…
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Should You Transfer Your Home to Your Children Now, or Leave It in Your Will?
Which is best? Conveying your home to your child or children now? Or letting them inherit it after you pass on? Conveying real estate during your lifetime can cost more than letting it be inherited after death. Then again, inheritances…
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Real Estate Stocks and IPOs: Should You Invest?
These days, with firms allowing commission-free trading, the retail market for stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is brisk. Some of our readers might be thinking of investing in real estate stocks. This is simpler than ever to do. Many people…
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Is Smart Home Technology Turning Property Managers Into Spies?
We’ve talked about smart home technology for homeowners. Now, in this article, we explore the advancement of smart apartments — when somebody other than the home’s resident puts the devices in place. Some of the products mentioned here, including entrance…
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Mortgage Tech: No Longer an Oxymoron
The fully digital real estate closing is coming. The technology is here. The mortgage industry is exploring its potential — with retail demand leading the way. Remember your first encounter with the mortgage world? If you’re like many people, yours was…
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The Unbearable Stress of Buying a Home, and Survival Tips
The Top Nine Home Buyer Stresses. Here’s How to Deal With Them Like a Boss For most people, shopping for a new home is a very big deal and an intensely stressful undertaking. Moving from one place to another is…
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Deeds by Distance: Which States Are Moving to Remote Notarization?
An update from Deeds.com on the fast-moving evolution of remote online notarization and the standards supporting it. If you transfer or accept a piece of real estate, notarization of the deed will likely occur. For your deed to be recorded,…
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Elders and Real Estate Fraud: A Burgeoning Problem
Evelio and Milagros Esteban are in their 70s and they’ve been homeowners for years. But recently they ran into trouble paying their mortgage. That was when they mistakenly transferred their home deed to another Miami resident, who offered to help…
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Modernizing an Archaic Notary System for Real Estate Documents
The notary seal and signature make the transfer of a home official. A notary readies the property deed for recording with the county for all the world to see. Notarizing a document means witnessing a signature, and verifying that the right person…
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The Benefits of Refinancing Your Home — Strategically
Throughout the years of your mortgage, you’ll likely ask the question more than once: Is now the right time to refinance? First, note that refinancing may be no easier than getting that existing loan. Moreover, from 2020 on, expect lenders…
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Selling Your House? Working From Home May Impact Buyer Preferences
Appealing to work-from-home buyers can boost your home’s profile. How much? To get an idea of the value placed on the work-from-home economy today, note that Apple, in September 2020, introduced its holiday subscription sets of TV shows, games, news,…
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New Homeowner’s Document Checklist & Storage Plan
Know what’s in your stash of papers — and how to store them all for safekeeping. Congrats! You’ve bought a home. You walk away from the closing table in triumph, a pile of documents in your arms. OK, so what…
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How to File a Mechanic’s Lien
When businesses don’t get paid for working at someone’s home, their super power is the mechanic’s lien. Recorded in the county where the work is done, it attaches to the title of the home. The last thing a homeowner wants…
