by Jeanine | Dec 28, 2017 | Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, Government Oversite, Industry News, mortgage, Taxes
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) worked throughout the tax reform process to preserve the existing tax benefits of homeownership and real estate investment, as well as to ensure real estate professionals would benefit from proposed tax cuts. Many of the...
by Jeanne | Jan 21, 2017 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Taxes, Teaching Tools for Education, Title Insurance
Author Comment: In spite of Green Acre taxes, Minnesota Farmers face heavy real estate taxes on farmland, causing them to vote against independent school district referendums. So look for a new tax search to follow along with deferred Green Acre and Open Space...
by Jeanne | Apr 21, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, County Recorder Education, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Taxes, Title Insurance
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) is a new way to finance energy efficiency and water conservation upgrades to buildings. PACE pays for new heating and cooling systems, lighting improvements, solar panels, water pumps, insulation, and more for almost any property...
by Jeanine | Apr 19, 2011 | Education, Fraud, Public Records, Quality, Taxes
Another frightening case for County officials. This time the Ventura County’s Online Credit Card Payment System in the Tax Collector’s office was foiled. It appears to have been hacked from a location somewhere in the Philippines, according to county...
by Jeanine | Mar 21, 2011 | Closing, Education, Taxes
The Washington Post has a good article for our clients and a reminder for us of the paperwork involved in closing a real estate transaction. It discusses what documentation should be kept and why along with some good pointers. It reminds us that the key documents are...
by Jeanine | Jul 29, 2010 | Abstracting/Searching, ALTA, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Land Title Technical Stuff, Must Read and See, Taxes, Title Insurance
Good Catch ALTA! Another new lien has been introduced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that could impact our title searches, abstracting, closing and title insurance policies. But what type of lien? We don’t know – perhaps a mortgage type lien, or...
