Buying a home is typically a good investment, but real estate transactions are frequently complicated, with numerous potential traps for the uninformed. Contact an experienced real estate attorney to help you protect your rights and structure your home-buying transaction to your benefit.
Arizona Home Ownership
Since 1999, the attorneys at McCain & Bursh, PLC have assisted home owners throughout the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale areas. Our clients come to us with concerns regarding real estate transactions, foreclosure, loan modifications and workouts. The following is general information regarding home ownership. To discuss your specific situation with one of our attorneys, please call 602-604-2138 or contact us online.
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Home Ownership Resource Links
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Web site offers information from the federal agency that creates national policy and programs addressing America's housing needs. Especially relevant are the HUD Selling a Home (http://www.hud.gov/selling/index.cfm), HUD Buying a Home (http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm) and HUD Home Improvement programs (http://www.hud.gov/improvements/index.cfm) resources.
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders to support homeownership. This site contains information on the purchase and sale process, homeownership, credit, moving, remodelling, and refinancing.
National Association of REALTORS®
This page provides numerous tools for homebuyers, including ten steps to help a person buy a home.
National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc.
This consumer information page includes a referral service, a brochure, the inspectors' standard of practice and ethics, and other helpful information regarding home inspectors.
ABA Practical Law Buying or Selling a Home
This American Bar Association Practical Law Web site provides information about closings.
Yahoo! Seller Library
This Yahoo! library provides resources for real estate sellers.
Yahoo! Buying Library
This Yahoo! library provides resources for real estate buyers.
Kiplinger
This Kiplinger Web site contains information about buying and selling a home, including a Home Buyer's survival kit (http://www.kiplinger.com/basics/archives/2003/03/buyingstart.html).
IRS Publication 523
This IRS publication contains information regarding the tax consequences of selling a home.
Role of the Attorney in Residential Real Estate Transactions
This article is the result of a project of the Residential Real Estate Committee of the Real Property Council of the Real Estate Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. This site addresses answers to the questions most often asked by the public about the role of the attorney in residential real estate transaction.
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