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Purchasing a condo: FAQs

Reviewing and understanding a condominium’s declaration and bylaws is extremely important. These documents stipulate nearly every aspect of condominium living — from the election of the board of directors of the condominium association, to...

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A brief overview of tenancy

Tenancy is possession or occupancy of lands, buildings or other property by title, under a lease or on payment of rent. The most common type is Common Law Tenancies, which is when groups of persons may hold property as a partnership or in...

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Why aren’t more title companies transparent?

On average, title charges (i.e., settlement or closing fee, title insurance) comprise 70 percent of the total variable closing costs. Since title charges do vary significantly from title company-to-title company in DC, MD, VA, and FL, it...

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