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What really drives high closing costs? (Hint: It’s not home prices)

Written by Federal Title on 2022-07-12.

The tallies are in, and the District of Columbia officially ranks No. 1 for the highest average closing costs in the nation, according to a report on closing costs that ran last month in the Washington Post.Open Closing Cost Comparison...

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...

Split Closings: Vulnerable To Wire Fraud

Written by Kimberly Gentile on 2021-12-14.

Cybercriminals look for easy targets to make their move, and split closings or split settlements are a fantastic way for cybercriminals to steal wired transactions. According to the American Land Title Association, there has been an increase...

Fewer hands in the pie means more pie to go around

Written by Federal Title on 2016-03-14.

Happy Pi Day! What better day than Pi Day to remind homebuyers about all the hands in their "pie" so to speak when it comes to real estate closings. It's no surprise that everyone wants a piece of the proverbial pie, from the real estate...

Split closings are (almost) never a good idea

Written by Federal Title on 2014-03-13.

The other day I handled a split closing – the buyer used Federal Title & Escrow Company and the seller used another title company – and things did not go so smoothly. A closing already has many different parties involved: buyers, sellers,...

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What really drives high closing costs? (Hint: It’s not home prices)

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

Split Closings: Vulnerable To Wire Fraud

Fewer hands in the pie means more pie to go around

Split closings are (almost) never a good idea

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