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Carmen Arruda's thoughts on Real Estate Tax Credits
Posted at Real Estate Home Buyer Tax Credit by Carmen Arruda
November 16th, 2009 10:10 pm
Tagged with: carmen arruda, escrow, fidelity national title, real estate, title
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Buyer Beware, Title Defects Plague Foreclosures and Short Sales
Posted at Keepin' it real by George Mantor
October 29th, 2009 11:47 am
Tagged with: defect, foreclosure, fraud, lostnote, title
Courts increasingly halting foreclosures lacking proper chain of title.
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What are Title and Escrow?
Posted at For Sale By Owner Blog by Andy Salo
October 16th, 2009 7:49 pm
Tagged with: escrow, for sale by owner, fsbo, title
Learn what title and escrow mean for the FSBO home seller
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REALTY Rocked By RESPA
Posted at Tallahassee Housing News by Joe Manausa
October 16th, 2009 5:58 am
Tagged with: closingcosts, escrow, homeloanclosing, hud1, realestateclosing, realestatesettlement, respa, title, titleinsurance, titlework
New RESPA rules were updated in November 2008, most of which go into effect during January of 2010. In order to help clarify these changes, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a New RESPA Rule FAQs.
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Buyer's Choice Act Signed Into Law
Posted at The LA Realty Report by Johnny Burke
October 13th, 2009 4:22 pm
Categorized in: state legislation
Tagged with: california, escrow, foreclosures, state legislation, title
Legislation Protects California Consumers Purchasing Foreclosed Properties by allowing them to choose title and escrow companies
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Understanding Lis Pendens
Posted at Committed to Bringing You Home by Frank Crowley
September 29th, 2009 10:58 am
Categorized in: Title Insurance
Tagged with: buyer, claims, easement, home, insurance, lender, protection, title, zoning
Lis Pendens or pending litigation is the term used when there is pending action against a property. All buyers should be aware of any such action on properties they are considering.
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What is title insurance and who pays for it?
Posted at Rooftop Views by Andi Durbin
August 14th, 2009 1:56 pm
Categorized in: General Real Estate Information
Tagged with: title, title insurance
Title insurance is necessary for almost every real estate sales transaction.
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