Laura Rumford CDRE®'s Blog Posts

Mortgage Balance vs Payoff : What's the Difference?

Calculating equity can be tricky, especially with a shifting market. It usually starts with the presumed fair market value minus the presumed mortgage balance. And, that’s a good start —

Read More

Dos and Don’ts of Replacing a LIsting Agent

 On occasion, a listing agent misses the mark in a divorce case and the parties may want to terminate that relationship in pursuit of a better fit.  It happens! But with written

Read More

Real Estate Trends : What to Expect in 2023

Happy New Year! If I were to sum up 2022’s year in real estate in one word, it would be: Drama!2022 started off with smashingly low interest rates, triggering a real estate pricing boom

Read More

Diminished Mental Capacity & Title Fraud

Perhaps you have had a case with a client who had diminished mental capacity when they hired you. Or, you’ve had a client’s mental or cognitive abilities decline during your

Read More

Hope is not a strategy

Property values are in a state of correction. The Fed Chair Jerome Powell has not minced words when relaying the Federal Reserve’s intentions to basically give a 10-20% haircut on property

Read More

Second Saturday Divorce Workshops

Did you know that there is a wonderful free resource out there to anyone considering or going through divorce. It's called "Second Saturday" and - you guessed it - it takes place on the second

Read More

Eye of the Storm: Market Shifts in Divorce

We’ve all heard about interest rates rising, home prices teetering, and the volatility of the housing market, but what’s happening behind the headlines that impacts one of your or your

Read More

Rape Allegations, Landlords, Liability, and Joint Title Post-Divorce

If you’ve been following the former Buffalo Bills punter, Matt Araiza’s, gang rape case, there’s a big lesson hidden within it.  Matt Araiza recently graduated from San

Read More