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How can real estate professionals help protect their clients throughout a transaction? The answer is not only simple, but a no-brainer: home warranties. Denise Canacci Walters, a REALTOR® with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services in New Castle, Pa., quickly realized just how valuable a home warranty can be for buyers and sellers alike. “I always explain the benefits of a home warranty when I list...
I want to add my daughter to my deed. She lives with us, helping to take care of me and her grandmother. I live in California and own my home free and clear. It is homesteaded, and I’m worried that I might lose the tax breaks I have if I add her to the deed....
Home sellers need to understand that buyers today have access to more information and are more educated and savvy than ever before. As a result, today’s buyers tend to be more cautious. One small issue that they see with the condition of the home could raise red flags about potential major problems lurking behind the...