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My Neighbor’s Tree Fell on my House – Who Pays for the Damage?

My Neighbor’s Tree Fell on my House – Who Pays for the Damage?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-21T10:37:50-05:00 March 21st, 2019|

My neighbor's tree fell on my house - who pays for the damage? If it was due to natural causes, you may be footing the bill. Q: When I was reading your recent article on homeowners insurance, I thought I’d share what I was surprised to learn something last year. My son's neighbor's tree fell [...]

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How Do I Pay My First Mortgage Payment?

How Do I Pay My First Mortgage Payment?

By Liz Stevens| 2019-03-19T14:47:14-05:00 March 19th, 2019|

How do I pay my first mortgage payment? After closing the sale on buying a home it’s time to start sending payments to your mortgage servicer. Buying a home is the most stressful event of modern life. Now that it’s done, you can breathe a sigh of relief, settle into homeownership and start paying off [...]

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How Do I Get My Home Off of Real Estate Listing Sites?

How Do I Get My Home Off of Real Estate Listing Sites?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-19T11:51:31-05:00 March 14th, 2019|

Q: We bought our current home six months ago but the pre-sale marketing photos and information are still available on many real estate sites, along with the final sale price. Is there any way to have those photos and information pulled down either by us or by the seller’s real estate agent? What Information About [...]

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Is the Condo Board Responsible for Enforcing Association Rules?

Is the Condo Board Responsible for Enforcing Association Rules?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-14T16:05:27-05:00 March 14th, 2019|

Is the condo board responsible for enforcing association rules? You’d expect your HOA to maintain the rules, but what happens when they make special arrangements for a new owner? Q: What is the condominium board's responsibility for enforcing our condo homeowner’s association's rules/regulations? For example, our association limits the number of dogs to no more [...]

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Are Millennials Buying Homes?

Are Millennials Buying Homes?

By Liz Stevens| 2019-03-14T10:06:05-05:00 March 14th, 2019|

Are Millennials Buying Homes? Millennials now have the largest share of new mortgages by dollar volume, but most of them have regrets about buying a home. Are Millennials buying homes? It looks like the answer is yes: Millennials are finally becoming homeowners. Millennials now account for the largest share of new mortgages by dollar volume [...]

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How Are Property Taxes Calculated?

How Are Property Taxes Calculated?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-08T08:52:56-05:00 March 8th, 2019|

Why are property taxes calculated differently by each town? This is a complicated question but boils down to what type of taxation approach your town decides to employ. Q: I live in a state where property taxes are calculated differently by each town. My question is why is the calculation a three-step approach rather than [...]

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What is a Deed of Trust?

What is a Deed of Trust?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-08T08:51:57-05:00 March 8th, 2019|

What is a deed of trust? This document often confuses homeowners, especially after they pay off their mortgage. Here’s what you need to know. Q: Thank you for your recent article about transferring ownership of a home among family owners. My question is simpler. I recently paid off my mortgage and received a Certificate of [...]

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Are You Ever Too Old to Buy Your First Home?

Are You Ever Too Old to Buy Your First Home?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-01T10:20:13-05:00 March 1st, 2019|

Are you ever too old to buy your first home? Of course not! Just make sure you understand what’s required of you as a homeowner and a real estate investor before you buy. Q: I am almost 61 years old and single. I moved to Baltimore and would like to buy a small two-flat to [...]

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Can You Sell Your Home if it’s Held in a Living Trust?

Can You Sell Your Home if it’s Held in a Living Trust?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-03-01T10:11:45-05:00 March 1st, 2019|

Can you sell your home if it’s held in a living trust? It all depends on how you set up the trust and what happened with the quitclaim deed. Q: In 2012, I set up a living trust, and at that time signed a quitclaim deed to my house and property over to my daughter. [...]

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Which States Have the Highest Property Taxes?

Which States Have the Highest Property Taxes?

By Liz Stevens| 2019-02-28T10:03:25-05:00 February 28th, 2019|

Which states have the highest property taxes? A new analysis ranks states by property tax rates to determine which states have the highest property taxes. Property taxes are a hot button for homeowners. That’s because no matter where you live, discussion around who pays the highest property taxes is bound to come up in conversation. [...]

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