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About 30 years ago, I survived a head-on car wreck. It was not my fault. I was put on 100% disability and I have not worked since. Now, at age 68, I got a job offer to work three days a week ...
Q: Our mother and father took out a reverse mortgage years ago. There is no equity in the property. Our mother died several ...
Knox County Register of Deeds Nick McBride is planning to challenge incumbent Trustee Justin Biggs, who is under investigation by the state's watchdog agency for excessive spending on hotel rooms for ...
Title insurance can feel like an overpriced, unnecessary add-on at closing—but in a housing market full of hidden risks, it ...
A lawsuit claiming fraud by a city of Boston employee perpetrated against her 89-year-old great-uncle who suffers from dementia, a case well chronicled by many media outlets, represents an example ...
Avon is nearly finished updating the existing deed restrictions on its community housing units. On Tuesday, April 8, the Avon ...
The site, which debuted Monday, offers an update system through which property owners can be alerted to fraud. It’s part of ...
What Is a Personal Representative Deed and How Does It Work in Probate? A personal representative deed is a legal document used during the probate process to transfer ownership of real property from a ...
The realty transfer tax in Pennsylvania is a significant consideration for anyone involved in the transfer of real estate ...
Deed fraud is rare in Wake County. However, it’s come under scrutiny after a recent high-profile case in Raleigh.
The Dickinson County Register of Deeds office offers a free Property Activity Alert Subscription to help protect against fraud.
An 89-year-old Dorchester man claims in a lawsuit that his grand-niece tricked him into signing away his home. But federal ...