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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...

2022 Conforming Loan Limits for DC-Area To Increase to Nearly $1 Million

Written by Kimberly Gentile on 2021-12-07.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently announced its annual update of conforming loan limits, the maximum mortgage amounts that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will guarantee or purchase. The latest increase is in response to home prices...

Title insurance protects you from these very common homeowner nightmares

Written by Federal Title on 2021-08-11.

Purchasing a new home is a huge investment and the sheer volume of documents to sign at closing can be overwhelming and a little intimidating, right? You wonder if you can cut a few corners, decline a coverage here or there. However, when...

Owner Occupancy

Written by Federal Title on 2018-01-31.

I often get asked at the settlement table - Why are 5 different lender documents required if the borrower is going to occupy the property? The answer is the interest rate and the type of loan offered by the lender may be directly related...

Beware of possible malware attack

Written by Federal Title on 2016-06-06.

Several real estate agents and lenders who work with Federal Title recently received an email purporting to be from a Federal Title employee with the same name as a local real estate professional and with a file attachment for download. The...

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Title search and title insurance: do you need both?

2022 Conforming Loan Limits for DC-Area To Increase to Nearly $1 Million

Title insurance protects you from these very common homeowner nightmares

Owner Occupancy

Beware of possible malware attack

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