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Posted on Sunday, June 03, 2018 7:36 PM
 Title insurance is crucial for a home buyer because it protects you and
the lender from the possibility that your seller doesn't -- or previous
sellers didn't -- have free and clear ownership of the house and
property and, therefore, can't rightfully transfer full ownership to
you. Problems with the title can limit your use and enjoyment of the
property, as well as cause you financial loss. This is why you need
title insurance.
Your real estate attorney will arrange the process of getting you
title insurance soon after your Contract of Sale is signed. |
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Law Office of Jeanne M. Reardon: Posted on Sunday, February 11, 2018 4:23 PM
Standard Refinance
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standard refinance paying off an existing mortgage with the proceeds
from a new loan. In order to decide whether this is worthwhile, the
savings in interest must be weighed against the fees associated with
refinancing. Other reasons to refinance include reducing the term of a
longer mortgage, or switching between an adjustable-rate and a
fixed-rate mortgage.
Acash-out refinanceis taking a loan for more than you owe on your existing
mortgage. Your existing mortgage is paid off from the new loan proceeds
and you receive the balance of the new loan. |
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Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2017 5:50 PM
 Will you pay tax on the sale of your home? Likely not, unless you
have gains that are more than $250,000 or more than $500,000 for married
couples.
Old Rule: Until 1997, once you reached the age
of 55, you had the one-time option of excluding up to $125,000 of gain
on the sale of your home providing it was your primary residence.
New Rule: Now, anyone, regardless of age, can exclude up to $250,000of gain or $500,000 for a married couple filing jointly on the sale of a home.
That means most people will pay no tax unless they have lived there for less than 2 out of the last 5 years |
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Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2017 9:30 PM
 On October 3, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new
mortgage disclosure law, also known as the TRID went into effect. TRID will
help consumers be more informed regarding the closing cost.
Here are11
things you should know about the new law:
1. Initial Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Truth in Lending disclosure (TIL)
are now combined into one new form called the Loan Estimate (LE).
2. Instead of the old forms such as the HUD-1 and Final TIL we now have the
Closing Disclosure (CD). |
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Law Office of Jeanne M. Reardon: Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2017 3:57 PM
 I am often asked by clients looking to transfer property whether I will be using a quitclaim deed to complete the transfer. I tell my clients that in the New York Metropolitan area, the type of
deed customarily used to convey real property, whether to a third party
in an arm’s length transaction or to a family member, is a “Bargain and
Sale Deed with Covenants Against Grantor’s Acts.”
A quitclaim deed must to used with caution and can be dangerous or beneficial depending upon whether you are the grantor or grantee. |
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