What can Title Companies do for Real Estate Agents? (and brokerages)

by on May 10, 2011 23 Comments
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As real estate professionals, one of our primary “partners” in every real estate transaction is a title company (along with lenders, appraisers, inspectors, stagers, landscapers, plumbers… well you get the idea). I was recently asked by a title company representative, “What is the most important thing a title company can do for you, a real estate broker?” My response was simple: … [Read more...]

Why Do You Need Title Insurance? In Plain English

by on July 1, 2010

Why do you need title insurance?  It's the second most asked question in our office.   The most asked question is - When do we get the keys?   That was discussed in an earlier post here at TPREG.com. Let's start with the official definition for title insurance.  From www.ctic.com, we have the following: Title Insurance – Assurance of indemnification for loss occasioned by defects in … [Read more...]

So, When Do We Get The Keys?

by on May 7, 2010

It's the most asked question after the buyers sign their loan package. So, when do we get the keys? They may be buying their retirement home or it could be a first time home buyer. It doesn't matter. They all want to know the answer to that question. The official answer is "In Arizona, the property transfers or conveys upon recordation of the deed with the County Recorder." This … [Read more...]

Maybe You Shouldn’t Attend Your Client’s Signings…

by on April 11, 2010

What better place to get something off my chest than Jay's site. Jay's been known a time or three to rant a bit here, (my personal favorite is still the Tempe towing scam) so I figure he'll understand. Before I begin, I've struggled as to whether I should even be writing on this topic. As a branch manager for a title company, my bread is buttered by agents and lenders referring their clients to … [Read more...]

Fighting Fraud Is Part Of The Job – From the Title guy

by on March 8, 2010

Fighting fraud has become a big part of the job for escrow and title professionals. We are not only protecting our company, but we are protecting lenders, buyers and sellers as well. The bad guys are very creative, as detailed in the following story An order was opened with a title company and the person purporting to be the mortgage broker asked about the possibility of closing the loan herself … [Read more...]

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