The final step toward owning a home is the closing process. During this time, you will sign all the documents to finalize the deal, and you’ll make the payments necessary for the process to finish. From the time that your offer on the house is accepted until you have...
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What should heirs do with a vacation cottage?
Ever since you were a kid, you can remember spending the summers at the family’s vacation cottage. It is just an hour or so from your main home in the city, but it has a secluded atmosphere and direct water access. It’s a relaxing place to go to. You and your brothers...
What to do with a jointly inherited house
You and your sibling inherited the family home together -- but you’re not sure exactly what you should (or can) do with it now. You aren’t even sure if you and your sibling can agree on what to do with the home since you tend to have very different goals for the...
Protect yourself from quitclaim deed fraud when buying a house
There are several different kinds of deeds that people can use to transfer the ownership of real property from one party to another. The quitclaim deed is arguably the most ubiquitous and well-known of all deeds, but it is also the form of deed that could most easily...
Tips may help first-time buyers of residential real estate
A top priority for many renters in 2020 is to finally buy a home. Buying residential real estate at the beginning of a new year is that it signifies a fresh start for the entire family. Here are a couple of tips for starting the homebuying process in...
Residential real estate located inland drawing more buyers
With the start of a new decade just under one month away, experts in the property market are already seeing a major change in where people in the United States want to live. Specifically, they are searching for residential real estate in places that are not too...
Now may be a good time to buy, sell residential real estate
Home prices across the United States, including in Florida, appears to have increased in August. However, in bigger markets, residential real estate prices are starting to lose momentum. This is a possible godsend for would-be buyers. Still, the market also...
Some residential real estate projects may be lucrative
Before selling their homes in Florida, some homeowners may naturally wonder whether they should update their houses or sell the properties as is. For example, would upgrading a kitchen lead to a better sale? What about the bathroom? Let's take a glimpse at some common...
Residential real estate pricing expected to increase
Many homeowners and potential homebuyers believe that housing prices in Florida and elsewhere have already gone as high as they can go. However, research shows that this is not the case. According to a brand-new report, residential real estate pricing is expected...
Residential real estate sales boomed in July
The sales of homes in Florida and other parts of the United States are apparently experiencing a strong summer season. This is because residential real estate sales specifically went up during the month of July after a more dismal spring home-selling season....