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The Colorado Civil Union Act, C.R.S. 14-15-101, became effective on May 1, 2013 making it the only remaining state that allows civil unions. Other states that previously recognized those partnerships have adopted same sex marriage laws and converted civil unions, with the exception of Vermont, into marriages as a matter of law. Vermont enacted its same sex marriage law in 2009. All civil unions entered into before that date are still recognized as civil unions. Note that New Hampshire enacted its same sex marriage law on January 1, 2010. All […]

Once you have decided to sell your home, there are steps that need to be taken to get it on the market. The following will give you an idea of what is involved with gay divorce and selling the home. Family solicitors will discuss with you how to sell property when you are in the process of divorce. Your property division lawyer or family attorney like this Utah family attorney will protect all of your rights and the division of property. Visit sites like https://www.ondafamilylaw.com/ if you’re looking to hire […]

If you are shopping around for a home and then applying for a home loan on bad credit it means that you are putting “the cart before the horse.”  Knowing the amount of the mortgage you prequalify for before you shop around for home spares you the heartbreak of choosing a property and then being told by a lender that you cannot afford it. Having this information in-hand when looking for a first time home buyer loan also impresses everyone involved in the real-estate transaction and may give you an […]

If you plan to allocate some of your investment dollars to real estate, you’ll find several options in the marketplace. Below are details on a few of the more common real estate investment types. Individual direct ownership This category of real estate ownership covers buying properties on your own (maybe with a spouse) and handling everything related to operation ”such as maintenance, leasing and management of the property” yourself or hiring a property manager to do the job. Benefits: You would make all decisions, earn all profits (if any) and […]

Same-sex couples often jump through legal hoops when dealing with their joint  finances — and owning real estate is no exception. If the Supreme Court strikes  down the law that defines marriage as the legal union between a man and a woman,  some, but not all, of these obstacles may be removed. When it comes to owning a house together, gay married couples can expect to  see a few changes if the Supreme Court rules that a part of the Defense of  Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional. Those changes […]

Parking spots apparently aren’t immune from the recent surge in San Francisco real estate prices. A spot in the city’s trendy South Beach neighborhood sold last week for $82,000, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday. The 8- by 12-foot parking space is in an enclosed garage in a condominium building near the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark. A Porsche SUV was parked in it on Thursday. The Chronicle said the unidentified buyer did not respond to interview requests. While it may seem like a lot of money, real estate agents […]

U.S. and Florida officials said they filed almost 200 civil and criminal cases for timeshare resale frauds over the past two years as scams in the business have increased, with defendants now more likely to have violent and drug-related backgrounds. Florida this year sued nine timeshare resale companies based in the state for fraudulent activity, and has requested temporary restraining orders against six of them, according to Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who announced the actions at a press conference today in Miami. “We […]

“When you’re watching our monthly expenses carefully, choosing a home with solar is a no-brainer. We chose to build our new solar-powered home with KB Home because we were able to personalize nearly every aspect of our new home, including its energy efficiency through a process KB calls Built to Order,” said Rutstein. Sales of new production homes with rooftop solar power systems nearly doubled from 2011 to 2012, suggesting homebuyers are searching for ways to control monthly electricity costs, the California Solar Initiative said. If your power ever goes […]

The millennial generation is showing differing housing tastes than their parents generation. For example, millennials say they prefer smaller, functional homes than sprawling “McMansions,” and they’re not interested in “cookie cutter” homes that look like everything else on the block. Instead, this generation of do-it-yourselfers wants to put their individual stamp on their home and make sure it reflects them and their tech-driven lifestyle. Millennials are the next big demographic of home buyers emerging in real estate. “It’s critical that real estate professionals understand what embodies a quintessential home for […]

Americans are continuing to flock to Texas ~ the state boasts the most cities that added the highest percentage of residents in the past year. However, New York continues to hold the crown as the largest city in the U.S., and added 67,000 new residents between July 2011 and July 2012 which is the largest gain of any city in the nation. The following cities saw the biggest increases in new residents between July 2011 and July 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: New York New residents: 67,000 Population: […]