by Ethan Atkinson | Aug 4, 2026 | Mortgage, Real Estate
The more you search for the difference between title theory and lien theory online, the less you’ll know. If you search for whether your state is a lien theory or title theory state, you’ll find an equal number of articles saying it’s lien theory as...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jul 21, 2026 | Mortgage, Real Estate
It doesn’t feel reassuring to see a real estate listing advertising a 1.5 bath condo, and then see in the property details that there are “1.1 bathrooms.” This is frequently confusing for buyers, and is something real estate agents have to clarify...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jul 18, 2026 | Real Estate
Terms like “buyer’s market” and “seller’s market” are frustrating to me because they’re often used thoughtlessly. These terms are useful to describe large-scale trends, but they lead people to make faulty assumptions about...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jun 26, 2026 | Real Estate
Do agents have to disclose nearby construction projects to buyers? The clear, black-and-white answer is… kind of! As you’d expect, some states require more disclosure than others. For example, in North Carolina, the Real Estate Commission requires...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jun 5, 2026 | Real Estate
I’d rather be lied to by AI than by a human. Perhaps that’s just me, but the nice thing about AI being untruthful is that you can immediately call it out, and it can’t walk away. When you call out a human for being dishonest, you have to deal with...
by Ethan Atkinson | May 19, 2026 | Real Estate
Lurking behind almost every home sale price is a shadow sale price that the market will never discover. This is a key reason why relying on AI for sale price info can be extremely misleading; AI only uses publicly available pricing data. Seller credits, rate buydowns,...
