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Part of making the sale in any real estate transaction is catering to your buyer’s lifestyle and resulting demands. Agents often consider the commute, school zones, and other amenities as selling points, but they overlook pets. You shouldn’t underestimate the significant role of the family pet, and the lengths that pet owners will go to make theirRead more

We’ve all met the guy or gal who is great with names. As soon as you’ve introduced yourself, they’ve restated your name a few times and locked it away never to be forgotten. Well, not all of us have that gift. The good news is that remembering names, faces, and places can be aided byRead more

Are your marketing plans in tune to the current generations of home buyers? Understanding customers and their buying habits can be difficult. Sometimes there isn’t enough data to create buyer personas, and, sometimes, the data is too overwhelming to pull together into a specific persona. However, marketers can plan some of their marketing campaigns around theRead more

Safety in Real Estate Should be a Priority As with any profession, there are safety hazards in the real estate industry. For example, there are countless news reports about agents that have been held at gunpoint, kidnapped, attacked/assaulted and even murdered. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in 2014, there were 59 totalRead more

Technology Can Edge You Closer to Closing. Real estate is a people-centric business. Building relationships with and being available to clients are essentials to success in the industry. An indispensable element of that relationship is spending quality time face-to-face with clients to get to know and understand their needs and expectations. A sale begins andRead more

Working out of your vehicle can be difficult and time draining.  Here are just a few available apps that will make it easier for you to conduct business while on the road.  Read more

It’s closing day. The buyer, the seller, their realtors, the lender and the closing attorney are all gathered around the table. Settlement statements that include both buyer’s and seller’s information are distributed. Papers are quickly shuffled between parties as the attorney gives the summarized version of each page. Each party signs on the appropriate dottedRead more

Learn more about the Loan Estimate, Closing Disclosure and Settlement Statement. This book includes details such as tolerance/variance levels, form changes based on loan options, and explanations for common questions about the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures. [download id=”477″ template=”button”]Read more

The CFPB corrected the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule by inserting a missing word that impacted the question of property taxes. As originally published in the Federal Register on December 2013, the Rule stated that “property insurance premiums, property taxes, homeowner’s association dues, condominium fees, and cooperative fees … are subject to tolerances whether orRead more

We are land title professionals. Our industry ensures that people have clear ownership rights to their home – rights that help them to realize the American dream, create wealth, and drive the nation’s economy. As land title professionals, we help protect the dream of homeownership. The land title industry helps protect people’s investments in theirRead more