
Apr 2020

With the current low interest rates, millions of people are buying property and refinancing mortgage loans. However, with a large percentage of land ...

Feb 2020

An audit of the City of Philadelphia’s property assessments was recently released, and the conclusions are not pretty. The findings indicate that the assessments are ...

Feb 2020

The major title insurance underwriters in the United States, the PLTA and the Title Insurance Rating Bureau of Pennsylvania have been busy putting ...

Jan 2020

The Philadelphia Water Revenue Bureau released a guide for title searchers using Basis2, the city's water billing system, to uncover: Outstanding water balances and ...

Dec 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, the total transfer tax for properties in the City of Pittsburgh will increase from 4.5% to 5%, giving Pittsburgh ...