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Lenders, title agents most affected by new RESPA rule

Written by Federal Title on 2009-08-25.

Washington, D.C. – Mortgage banking and consumer finance expert Holly Spencer Bunting will address controversy surrounding the reformed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act during a presentation and Q&A session next month. The new RESPA...

Washington Post shows no love for title insurance

Written by Federal Title on 2009-08-10.

The Washington Post ran an article in last Sunday’s paper called Easing the Pain of Closing Costs. Considering closing costs pertain largely to the title insurance and escrow services, I was a little surprised to see just three sentences...

Talking title insurance: Investigate closing costs early

Written by Federal Title on 2009-08-10.

Your title insurance expenses are largely dependent on the cost of the home you plan to purchase. Sometimes homebuyers, especially first-timers, don’t anticipate the added expense to the end of their real estate transaction. They may...

What Does ‘If Required’ Mean?

Written by Todd Ewing on 2009-06-28.

The GCAAR Regional Sales Contract makes only one reference to the survey and is found in paragraph 19 as follows: “The title report and survey, if required, will be ordered promptly. …” Note the key phrase “IF REQUIRED.”...

‘As Is’ Means As Is for Termites

Written by Todd Ewing on 2009-05-31.

“. . . All clauses in this Contract pertaining to Property condition, termites or compliance with city, state or county regulations are hereby deleted from this Contract. . . .” – AS-IS para. #3, Addendum of Clauses, GCAAR...

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Lenders, title agents most affected by new RESPA rule

Washington Post shows no love for title insurance

Talking title insurance: Investigate closing costs early

What Does ‘If Required’ Mean?

‘As Is’ Means As Is for Termites

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