Dealing With an Inherited Home: Best Practices For Families

All property, for example inherited home, has both economic and non-economic value. In many instances, the former vastly outweighs the latter, because very few people have an emotional bond with [...]

Five Ways To Deal With Selling Inherited Property

At the risk of giving our loyal readers too many numbers to deal with too soon, there are basically three steps in selling inherited property, but only two of them are financial. Step one is to [...]

Letting Go – Inherited Real Property

“A man’s Self is the sum total of all that he CAN call his, not only his body and his psychic powers, but his clothes, and his house, his wife and children, his ancestors and friends, his [...]

Is Leasing Inherited Property Just A Temporary Solution?

The local real estate rental market is benefiting from the strength in the statewide sales market. According to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, median rents for two-bedroom [...]

Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Additional Housing Standards

A proposed measure would require real estate sellers in the Bay State to provide energy audits of the inherited real estate that they sell. Consumer and housing groups say the bill is a good [...]

Dealing With Inherited Real Estate That’s In Foreclosure

The loss of a loved one is devastating enough, but when that loss is coupled with the prospect of losing the family home, inherited real estate, which is typically the most valuable asset in [...]

Foreclosure Rate Going Up Again In Bay State

The lingering effects of the Great Recession, and the fact that many homes are still underwater, are driving the foreclosure rate in Massachusetts back up. Some observers contend that the [...]

Home Sales Dip in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Home Sales are Down For the first time in 14 months, fewer inherited homes are being sold in the Bay State. According to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, there were 5,799 [...]

Prince’s Estate: Minnesota Judge Removes Most Would-Be Heirs

Update: Prince’s Estate in Probate The dreams of fame and fortune turned out to be short lived for 29 people who claimed to have a lawful share of Prince Nelson’s legacy. Carver County [...]

Is a Cash Sale Right For Your Inherited Property?

When most people buy cars, they start by doing research on the vehicles available and weighing their options as far as price and financing are concerned; they do not rush to their local Ford or [...]

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