Title Insurance

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Apr 2012
Pittsburgh Special Library Tax impact on Title Insurance

Last November a Special Library Tax was approved by the voters in the City of Pittsburgh. The special tax was instituted to generate ...

09
Nov 2011
Judgments and the affect on Title Insurance in PA

How Judgments affect the ability to obtain Title Insurance in Pennsylvania for Mortgage Financing in Pennsylvania What is a Judgment? A judgment is the final ...

28
Aug 2011
Preparation for Closing; A Buyer’s Pre-Settlement Checklist

Typically, at the closing the buyer(s), seller(s), real estate agent(s), attorney(s) and loan officer(s) meet at the offices of World Wide Land Transfer ...

11
Aug 2011
Refinancing in Pennsylvania: Title Insurance and Closing Costs

Unless you have been in a coma over the last several months you understand that mortgage rates are historically low.  We have been ...

14
Jul 2011
HUD Revises Settlement Statement Rules with a few amendments

There were clarifying amendments made July 11th, 2011 to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) sections involving “changed circumstances” and the “GFE ...

27
May 2011
More Bad Data: A Big Drop In Home Sales

And the news is bleak once again.  Home re-sales dropped a record 27.2% to an annual rate of 3.83 million in July, the ...

22
May 2011
Switching Real Estate Offices – What Question Every Real Estate Agent Should Ask

People change locations and jump ship in their work places all the time. Real estate agents are no exception. It seems there are ...

22
May 2011
A Shift in Risk Retention or a Further Shift Down for Real Estate?

Anyone have any thoughts on the 20% down payment rule?  Are things not bad enough?  Historically low interest rates and a 30% cut ...

01
Mar 2011
What Is Title Insurance?

From our experience, title insurance is like most other insurances - you hardly ever need to use it, but when you do it ...

20
Jan 2011
Obtaining Mechanics Lien Coverage for New Construction in Pennsylvania

This is long overdue.  It seems I get a call or email weekly about a proposed Pennsylvania purchaser looking to buy a New ...