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Wire fraud: 5 tips to protect your funds

Written by Kimberly Gentile on 2022-04-04.

Your closing date is approaching and soon that dream home will be yours. But you just received an email or phone call requesting funds immediately, or different wiring instructions are provided. What do you do? These are red flags for the...

Why Every Agent Should Refer Their Clients To An Independent Title Company: Part 3

Written by Federal Title on 2022-03-25.

Guest contribution written by Alex Craig, a real estate agent based in Lansing, Mich. In the first installment of my series, I noted that as Realtors® we agreed to a code of ethics and affiliated business arrangements and joint venture relationships...

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Why Every Agent Should Refer Their Clients To An Independent Title Company: Part 2

Written by Federal Title on 2022-03-18.

Guest contribution written by Alex Craig, a real estate agent based in Lansing, Mich. Anything but independent is anti-consumer In the first installment of my series, I made the moral argument that as Realtors® we agreed to a code of ethics,...

Title search and title insurance: do you need both?

Written by Joe Gentile on 2022-03-04.

Over the years, some clients have asked us why is title insurance necessary if a title search will uncover title defects. Other clients have challenged that they have never needed title insurance on previous home purchases and they don’t...

Buyers: Here’s How to Save Up to $1,000 on Closing Costs

Written by Todd Ewing on 2022-02-22.

Seems like Groundhog Day around here lately. Nearly every day, I receive a call and have a conversation with a prospective homebuyer that goes something like this… Homebuyer: “Hello, I just got a quote from your website and was hoping...

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Wire fraud: 5 tips to protect your funds

Why Every Agent Should Refer Their Clients To An Independent Title Company: Part 3

Why Every Agent Should Refer Their Clients To An Independent Title Company: Part 2

Title search and title insurance: do you need both?

Buyers: Here’s How to Save Up to $1,000 on Closing Costs

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