Assumable Mortgages: A Path to Lower Interest Rates

Are you resigned to paying higher interest rates on a mortgage when shopping for a home in today’s market? You may not have to. You could buy a home with an assumable mortgage that was taken out when interest rates were lower. Here’s how assumable mortgages work. What is an assumable loan? Mortgage

What Property Owners Need to Know About Squatters’ Rights

Squatting is increasingly common across the country. Squatting occurs when someone occupies someone else’s property without the owner’s permission and intends to stay there. Squatters can sometimes take formal legal possession of property against the valid owner’s will through what the law calls adv

The Pros and Cons of Putting Your Home Into a Trust

Putting your assets, including your home, into a trust will streamline the inheritance process for your heirs. Assets in a trust do not have to go through probate, a process that can be lengthy in today’s crowded court system. Should you put your home into a trust, as increasing numbers of people ar