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What is an earnest money deposit?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-22.

An Earnest Money Deposit, more commonly known as an EMD, is one of the first steps in the home buying process. Today I will discuss the EMD and how quickly should one be deposited. An EMD is essentially a good faith deposit to demonstrate...

Standard v. Enhanced: New construction

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-21.

Part 5 of a series Too often we hear prospective homebuyers or real estate agents dismiss the need for owner’s title insurance coverage because the property is "new or in a newer development." In fact, nothing could be further from the truth...

Happy birthday, REAL Credit™

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-08.

This month, Federal Title & Escrow Company’s innovative REAL Credit™ will celebrate 10 years of providing substantial closing cost savings to home buyers. Ten years ago, against the pressures of sharing our revenues with real estate...

Why is selecting an independent title company so important?

Written by Todd Ewing on 2012-03-06.

Two reasons basically. By selecting a title company that is not bound by what’s known as an Affiliated Business Arrangement, you eliminate potential conflict of interest and generally save money.When buying a home, you will be working...

RESPA reforms golden opportunity for title agents to ramp up direct-to-consumer marketing efforts

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-01.

There’s been a push to improve consumers’ ability to shop for title services and encourage price competition since about April 2007, when the U.S. Government Accountability Office released its Report on Title Insurance. More recently,...

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What is an earnest money deposit?

Standard v. Enhanced: New construction

Happy birthday, REAL Credit™

Why is selecting an independent title company so important?

RESPA reforms golden opportunity for title agents to ramp up direct-to-consumer marketing efforts

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