By now you have probably heard that Equifax was hacked by cyber criminals several months ago. They were kind enough to alert the public that the event happened nearly a month after they discovered the breach. Over 148,000,000 people are likely affected. As if having your personal information, including SSN, DOB, addresses and credit card…
Would that life were so simple that one DEED would fit all such transactions!!!! But if no one has told you today, please be assured that drafting a correct and appropriate deed to pass down real estate titles between generations is anything but simple! It is certainly not a job for a person not licensed…
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This week I had a client ask me if I’d had much experience with internet lenders. A visit to a website, an email exchange, and a voice on the phone and my client had a quote on his interest rate that fell into the category of “too good to be true”. “Can I trust…
For the past several quarters, many of our closings for home buyers in the starter home or first move-up category have revealed a loss of FHA market share. It seems that the traditional market for FHA appeal was the 1st or 2nd home market with buyers lacking a substantial down payment. FHA loans can allow…
As 2016 comes to a close and I reflect on the reasons for various real estate transactions going into an adversarial mode, a couple of trends stand out: Real Estate Closings, despite centuries of experience and practice, can be complex monsters. . . and Dodd Frank and all previous attempts at consumer protection consistently…
Among the more common “creative financing” alternatives in Virginia are the “Contract for Deed”, or “Land Contract”, and the “Land Trust”. Creative financing often becomes necessary when you have a Seller very motivated to Sell, but who who has very little equity and does not want to do a Short Sale or rent the house…
Christine Parrish, Another Friend of our Firm submitted this very informative article article on Solar Energy, the Pros, Cons, and ways it affects the value of your real estate investment (Let us know if you’d like to submit an article to this blog for consideration and republication!) Dear Charlie, In many parts of the U.S.,…
One of the Friends of the Firm, Realtor Dale Hirst, posts this today: In case you didn’t notice yesterday, the FOMC (Federal Reserve chaired by Janet Yellen) raised rates .25% yesterday and said they expected to do so again 3 times in 2017. How does that effect you? For those who are already home owners,…
The ever entertaining and thought provoking NREP (National Real Estate Post), formerly known as TBWS (Think Big Work Small) challenges our national leadership and loan regulators to promote home ownership by easing qualification regulations. /Shocking Zillow Renter Report The NREP blog also points out that the 50 year low in the home ownership index may…
