| Flood Insurance |
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| Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by way of legislative enactment. Congress' purpose in creating the NFIP was to create a national program for flood management.More... |
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| Fee Tail |
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| A fee tail estate is one that is restricted by the grantor to lineal descendants, as opposed to collateral heirs. In order to create a fee tail estate, the grantor was required to use specific words of indefinite succession, such as "heirs of the body" or "issue of the body." Any limitation on the technical wording required to create the fee tail defeated the goal of the grantor in creating a fee tail.
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| Bridge Loans |
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| A bridge loan is a short-term loan designed to assist a borrower. When a borrower has sufficient equity in an existing home, the borrower can borrow against the equity in the existing home in order to finance the down payment on a new home. More... |
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| The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act |
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| The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)More... |
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| Selling Your Home - Should You Allow The Buyer To Move In Before Closing? |
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| In today's real estate market, it is not uncommon for a buyer to ask for permission from a seller to move into a house prior to closing. It may be that the house involved in the transaction is vacant. It may also be that the buyer has sold his or her house and needs to vacate the old house prior to the closing on the new houseMore... |
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