by Jesse Williams | Jan 7, 2022 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
(TNS)—Q: In 2014, I struck a deal to buy my neighbor’s vacant lot behind their house. We shook hands in front of a witness. According to our deal, I immediately wired the money to his account and paid the property taxes yearly. Last week, I noticed a for sale sign on...
by Jesse Williams | Jan 4, 2022 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
(TNS)—As home prices spiked during the pandemic, some people decided to put their home shopping on pause in the hopes that prices might drop, a decision they are coming to regret. Now, a year-and-a-half into record price growth and dwindling inventory, non-buyers are...
by Jesse Williams | Jan 3, 2022 | Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Q: I own my home 50/50 with a friend. Neither of us has any close relatives that we would want to leave our half of the house. I read your article about owning a property with other people. Would it be okay to add something to my will stating that my friend will...
by Jesse Williams | Dec 27, 2021 | Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Q: Our youngest sister lives with our 94-year-old mother and takes care of her. The family has agreed that she will be the sole owner of the property upon my mother’s demise. My sister is listed on the house deed along with my mother, and we were wondering if...
by Jesse Williams | Dec 13, 2021 | Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, News |
(TNS)— Q: What are the pitfalls for a mother to use her credit to buy a house for her thirty-something son in another state? Both of our names would be on the title. He would make the down payment and make the mortgage payments. After a year, how would I remove my...