Death and Real Estate

Title Tip: Haunted by The Deeds of Dead People This Spooky Season?

By Lydia Blair / October 26, 2021 /

This spooky season is the best time to bring up the dark topic of death. Particularly how it relates to real estate. Many times, I’ve heard homeowners say, “I should probably do — blank — in case something happens to me.” Time to get real. It’s not if something happens to you, but when something…

Death And Real Estate, Part 2: When The Buyer or Seller Dies While Under Contract

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 21, 2019 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor Lots of folks are dying to buy or sell a home. They may be eager, desperate, impatient, or anxious. However, they’re not literally dying. Except when they are. Yes, it has happened that a buyer or seller dies while they have a property under contract. They could die the day…

Highland Park Morning Family Tragedy May Have Been Suicide

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2012 /

Update: It was revealed that John Steele was taking Ambien for sleeplessness, a powerful drug that’s been linked to strange behaviors while the patient is asleep but acting in a wake state. A tragically sad and disturbing story in the 3200 block of Cornell Avenue in Highland Park, where bystanders and police are now saying…