Nolo’s Real Estate Tips for Home Buyers
Nolo.com legal editors Alayna Schroeder, Ilona Bray, and Marcia Stewart blog about shopping for a home, home ownership and real estate matters in general.
Author: The blog is written by Alayna Schroeder, J.D., Ilona Bray, J.D., and Marcia Stewart, all Nolo editors and co-authors of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home.
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Recent Posts from Nolo’s Real Estate Tips for Home Buyers
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Quiz Your Knowledge of Environmentally Friendly Cooking
Settling into your new kitchen and curious about things like whether to buy a plastic or wooden chopping board? Here's a fun quiz from the Sierra Club -- I scored pretty well, but still learned…
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Homeowner Jailed for Failing to Follow Association's Rules
For proof that complying with homeowners' association rules is important, check out this story: 60-year-old Joseph Prudente was found in contempt of court and jailed when he failed to resod his lawn, as his homeowners'…
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The Essential Guide for First-Time Homeowners: Our Latest Book!
Everyone loves a sequel, right? And as authors of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, we're thrilled to have just received, hot off the presses, copies of our sequel to that book: The…
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Dividing Property Equally: Don't Try This at Home
A recently-divorced couple in Cambodia decided to equally split their house -- literally. The husband came with relatives and sawed it in half, carting his share (mostly debris) away. Fortunately, in the United States, you…
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Voter Rights for Foreclosed Homeowners
Kudos to Nolo's own Steve Elias, who's been in the news lately, pointing out that efforts in places like Michigan to take owners of foreclosed homes off the voter rolls are not only unfair, but…
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Why Do Interest Rates Matter So Much?
I'm no math whiz, so I can sympathize with first-time home buyers who are confused about what the hullabaloo over the federal takeover of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae means. The details are probably more…
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New Homeowner Feeling the Financial Pinch? Think Free Stuff
Nothing fits so well into your budget as something that's entirely free. And the plus side of living in a consumer society on overdrive is that people are increasingly willing to just give stuff away…
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Changes to the Principal Residence Exclusion
Most would-be homeowners have heard of one of the primary benefits of purchasing: the tax-free gain you get when you sell. If you own and live in your house for at least two out of…
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Mortgage History: Think Getting a Mortgage Today Is Tough?
With the foreclosure crisis and the tightening up of credit, getting a mortgage feels like it's harder than ever -- or is it? Let's take a look back in time.Back before the Depression, home mortgages…
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Home Sales Rising, Says National Association of Realtors
If you've been waiting on the sidelines for the price of houses to hit rock bottom, you may have already missed the moment. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just reported that existing-home sales last…