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$25B settlement means mortgage help for servicemembers, veterans

Written by Guest on March 27, 2012.

The Justice Department announced it had reached a $25 billion settlement with the nation’s five largest banks (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Ally, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America) and 49 states regarding nationwide mortgage fraud last month. In...

Post-closing tips for refinances

Written by Guest on February 21, 2012.

Here are some tips on what you should do after your refinance closing is over: Save your closing documents Remember when all everybody talked about was reducing paper and going green? Well, the mortgage and real estate industries never...

Deed transfers among joint tenants… explained

Written by Guest on January 24, 2012.

Each week this office receives several inquiries from homeowners seeking to transfer title to their property. The scenarios include transferring title between spouses, between ex-spouses, between and among family members, transferring title...

Applying for a property tax refund in Montgomery County

Written by Guest on January 10, 2012.

Refunds are always nice — even if it is just a refund of an overpayment, it still feels like new money. Sometimes certain circumstances arise that can lead to a homeowner paying his property taxes to the county twice. Usually a double payment...

Standard v. Enhanced: Building permits

Written by Guest on November 15, 2011.

Part 3 of a series So you’ve just completed the purchase and closing on your new “fixer-upper” home. Now it’s time to hire an architect and spend countless hours planning for a new addition to the family room. You submit an application for...

Why condo owners need an HO-6 policy

Written by Guest on September 20, 2011.

Last week we posted a pretty lengthy article about insurance for condo owners entitled, “Condo insurance considerations.” The piece delved into the differences between a Master Policy, which is what your condo association carries...

Condo insurance considerations

Written by Guest on September 15, 2011.

While the need for casualty and other insurance in connection with single-family homes is obvious, the issues that confront condominium owners need just as much scrutiny. While the condominium association’s “master policy” may...

Transfer taxes, real property taxes… Explained

Written by Guest on April 28, 2011.

"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," Ben Franklin once famously said. Yet when it comes to taxes on real property – especially for first-time homebuyers – we find much uncertainty and confusion exists....

Pending settlement reached in JPMorgan Chase class-action military mortgage lawsuit

Written by Guest on April 26, 2011.

Earlier this year, JPMorgan Chase admitted to improperly overcharging thousands of military service members on their mortgages and foreclosing on their homes. As the result of a class-action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Beaufort, South...

House tries to speed up short sales

Written by Guest on April 25, 2011.

Short sales. These two words strike fear in buyers, agents and title companies. Whenever we receive a contract for a short sale, there is an immediate push to get out the seller HUD-1 to the short sale lender, ASAP! We get calls from everybody...

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$25B settlement means mortgage help for servicemembers, veterans

Post-closing tips for refinances

Deed transfers among joint tenants… explained

Applying for a property tax refund in Montgomery County

Standard v. Enhanced: Building permits

Why condo owners need an HO-6 policy

Condo insurance considerations

Transfer taxes, real property taxes… Explained

Pending settlement reached in JPMorgan Chase class-action military mortgage lawsuit

House tries to speed up short sales

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