Good to Know: How Good Funds Laws Protect Your Real Estate Closing
To protect real estate buyers and sellers and to prevent bank fraud, “good funds” laws are in effect across the nation. These laws set requirements for acceptable forms of closing funds and help ensure that money funding real estate purchases and refinancing...
Better Safe Than Sorry: The Importance of Title Endorsements
There’s no question that title insurance provides both owners and lenders peace of mind in real estate transactions. However, there are instances when additional coverage is needed in order to expand and reinforce that peace of mind. That’s where title...
How to Protect Yourself from Real Estate Fraud
How to Protect Yourself from Real Estate FraudWhat every homebuyer should know about common types of fraud in real estate Anyone who has searched for a new home understands that a real estate purchase is one of the most exciting, overwhelming, and complicated...
In Your Best Interest: Waiting for Rates to Drop Vs. Buying Now and Refinancing Later
In Your Best Interest:Waiting for Rates to Drop Vs. Buying Now and Refinancing Later In a perfect world, consistently low mortgage interest rates coupled with low housing prices would provide consumers with an ideal scenario in which to take the leap into home...