by Samuel Iden | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog
The price of everything has been on a steady uptick for years now. Insurance premiums included. Thankfully, many states govern when and by how much insurance providers may increase their charges. Lenders require their collateral to be covered by homeowners...
by Cara Gibbons | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
I’ve tried very hard to educate my staff that there are a lot of aspects of a real estate transaction that we cannot control, but communication is not one of them. Even if I’m telling you that there is nothing new to report, I’m at least telling you that. There is...
by Erin Auld | Aug 17, 2023 | Blog
While these are the words from the 1998 one hit wonder, it also applies to buying a home. A seller was once the buyer, but now someone else is. When that someone is you, you may not know what a closing is. The closing is the final step to homeownership. Closings...
by Hayden Baugh | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog
Beneficiary designated assets are financial accounts that automatically transfer to a specific person upon the account owner’s death, such as retirement accounts, life insurance policies, or bank accounts. It is important to make sure that the beneficiary designation...
by Samuel Iden | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
As an attorney who interacts regularly with homeowners in some stage of default, I encounter HOA arrearages on a fairly regular basis. When the default is long standing, some of these balances grow to truly outrageous amounts. The HOA, or their management company,...
by Cara Gibbons | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog
Closing on a home whether you’re the buyer or the seller, can seem like a daunting process. The amount of time and effort both sides put into it even before a contract is executed seems insurmountable. But for both parties, once the contract is executed and the time...
