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Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. The tax part, at least, is also true for every real property transaction. It can be very confusing for both the buyer and seller side, so buckle up because this blog will help simplify a few things for you and your...

I wish I had a dollar every time a client asked me at the closing table “Why so much paper?” or “I just bought my car signing on an iPad at the dealership, why can I not do that for my home?” These are valid questions. . Most of what we do in life now is digital. I am...

The third week in October is estate planning awareness week, so we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of why it is important to establish a strong working estate plan. We find that our cases with the highest attorneys’ fees tend to be for individuals who...

Being able to legally access a property from the road, while often taken for granted, is of vital importance. For homes in subdivisions or lots touching a public road, it's usually not an issue.  Sometimes, on property that hasn't been sold in a long time or a lot...

The real estate market is such a hot topic. Tune into the nightly news, pull up an online article, or just walk into your local coffee shop. Everyone is constantly talking about interest rates and whether or not right now is a good time to buy or sell. Look at this...

My buyer is not a U.S. citizen so what do I do? I get this question a lot. The answer is: not much at all. The better and uncommon question is: the seller is a non-resident alien so what do I do AS THE SELLING AGENT (you would think this is a worry for the listing...

Many people don’t know that when you buy a house in NC, an attorney is involved. The Buyer chooses which attorney to close with, but what should the Seller do? Should a Seller get a completely different attorney to represent them in the transaction? Thankfully, real...

A large part of our practice in our transactional department consists of curing title issues for real property that arise as a result of improperly probated estates. To say that another way, our clients may have done a great job probating the estate of their loved...

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...

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...