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7 Takeaways: Due Diligence Fee and Earnest Money in Real Estate

Raleigh Realty

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in.

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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. Theodore Roosevelt, one of the nation’s original land protectionists, embodied the power and beauty of a conservation easement in the following quote: “Here is your country.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 2 - The Process of Purchasing Land

Eppraisal

In this posting, we will follow the acts of contract negotiation and legal settlement when undeveloped land changes ownership. For a property that is listed with a real estate broker, the prospective purchaser should retain an experienced buyer's real estate broker to facilitate negotiations with the seller's broker.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

There is administrative time involved, as well as legal factors. Likewise, some real estate professionals only want to talk about the glowing stuff rather than some of the issues we’re seeing right now. And if you work in real estate, be prepared to serve clients in all stations of life. They start the row.

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Pre-Appraisal Checklist for Homeowners

D Fritz Appraisals

Whether you’re selling, refinancing, dividing assets, settling an estate, or determining capital gains on an income property , it pays dividends to be prepared for your home appraisal. The benchmark for your home’s worth, an appraisal is a legal document that determines the fair market value of a property.

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Appraisers: How and Why To Check Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Appraisal Today

A recent case in which a young couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning while they slept highlights the life and death importance of these simple alarms—and brings this issue front and center for the real estate appraiser community as a whole. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.70

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Can Condos or HOAs Require Vaccination Proof to Use Amenities?

Empire Appraisal Group

This column is not based on specific legal advice to anyone and is based on principles subject to change from time to time. Only allowing those with proof of vaccination to use the facilities would arguably be a breach of this substantive right granted to each owner to use the facilities. © 2021 Journal Media Group.

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