How to Prepare a Title Opinion
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/31/2013
- Real Estate
Title opinions are essential to the practice of residential and commercial real estate law. Among other things, they play a crucial role in the smooth transfer of property and the orderly assignation of mineral rights. Unfortunately, ...
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What are Short Sales?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/26/2013
- Real Estate
The term "short sale" sounds like it would be the answer to the prayers of both sellers and buyers; one wishing to get the home sold quickly and the other wanting to stop touring houses and get on with moving in.
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How Do Land Title Loans Work?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/24/2013
- Real Estate
Contrary to popular belief, title loans aren't restricted to the vehicle financing industry. Although the most commonly issued types of title loans are attached to passenger cars, motorcycles, RVs and other rolling stock, it's possible to ...
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Construction Loans: What You Need to Know
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/19/2013
- Real Estate
If you've purchased a tract of raw land or wish to move into an unfinished subdivision with generous code allowances, you're probably thinking about building a new home from the ground up. Unless you have a lot of money saved up, this will ...
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What Should You Know Before Purchasing Foreclosure Property?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/15/2013
- Real Estate
The late-2000s housing bust and financial crisis created tremendous headaches for counties and municipalities that had staked their financial fortunes on rising land values and easy mortgage lending policies. The economic aftereffects of ...
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How Do Real Property Conveyance Laws Work?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 07/01/2013
- Real Estate
Conveyance is the term used when property ownership is transferred from one party to another. It is also the name of the written document, a deed or a lease, which transfers legal title. As such, it is a contract that legally binds all ...
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How Does the Probate Process Work?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 06/21/2013
- Real Estate
The word probate seems to send shivers down the spine of anyone dealing with an estate covered by a will. The horror stories have it that it prolongs the time it takes to carry out the will and that it will cost a lot of money to boot.
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The 5 Most Common Real Estate Tax Credits
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 06/19/2013
- Real Estate
Like many other classes of individuals, American homeowners and real estate investors can leverage a wide range of tax credits to reduce their upfront or ongoing ownership costs. Some of these apply to middle-class homeowners who live in ...
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Fee Simple Interest vs. Tenancy Interest
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/24/2013
- Real Estate
As any seasoned homeowner or real estate professional knows, buying and selling property is not a one-size-fits-all process. Under U.S. law, there are several different types of legally valid real property interests. While some are used ...
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Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: What You Need to Know About the HUD RESPA Statute
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/10/2013
- Real Estate
Passed in 1974 as one of the original consumer protection statutes, RESPA ensures that home-buyers receive adequate information and guidance in the weeks leading up to closing and settlement. You may recognize it by its full name: the Real ...
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