When you’re buying a home in New York, after the contract is fully executed a key decision that will need to be made concerns the title insurance provider to use. The choices are plenty, but the buyer choosing the company is not how the process typically works. Often your attorney will ask you to write […]
Don’t be penny-wise and dollar foolish when it comes to protecting what may be the largest financial commitment of your life! The situation: ‘Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now accepting written Attorney Opinion Letters (AOLs) in lieu of a title insurance policy under limited circumstances as a result of Equitable Housing Finance Plans announced earlier by […]
Hallmark Abstract Service CFO Linda Haltman spoke with Brick Underground Founder and CEO Teri Karush Rogers about the title insurance for a New York City real estate property purchase, and things that buyers should consider when selecting the title insurance company to work with. While the property buyers real estate attorney will recommend a title […]
‘NYC subways hit another pandemic ridership high as reopening continues’ ‘…The MTA announced on Friday that more than 2.3 million people rode the subway last Friday, May 21 — another new pandemic record that also represented a week-over-week ridership growth of about 100,000 riders…’ Read the rest of the story at AMNewYork here, https://www.amny.com/new-york/nyc-subways-hit-another-pandemic-ridership-high-may-24-2021/ ______________________________________________ But […]
As a title insurance company, why would we start a podcast? Podcasting is a great tool for presenting both the expertise and thought leadership of ourselves and our business, to an audience we feel would benefit from it and who we would like to meet. But, for one reason or another, for the most part […]
Title insurance in New York: Just a commodity product, right? If you asked you would likely be told that the title insurance policy, critical for protecting what may be the single greatest financial transaction a buyer has ever entered into, is nothing but a commodity product and will be exactly the same regardless of the […]
For most of the 12+ years that Hallmark Abstract Service has been providing title insurance for New York State residential and commercial real estate transactions, we have been writing articles and using other means such as social media, to educate the consumer about what is often the unknown ‘commodity’ of title insurance! We have placed ‘commodity’ […]
Why Do Law Firms and Real Estate-related Companies Become Podcasters? There are many critical and important reasons for the effort, although for some just hearing the phrase ‘we’re going to start a podcast’ can create a high degree of anxiety! Why is that? Because being on stage and the center of attention can, for many, be a […]
We’re A Title Insurance Company! Why Is This About Federal Spending? Because All Roads Lead To The Economy, And A Healthy Economy Is Led By The Real Estate Market! Economic strength or weakness is a key factor that helps to dictate the condition of the real estate market. Federal, state and local taxes along with […]
In this issue of the Hallmark Abstract Service Newsletter, the firm’s CEO Michael Haltman is interviewed by the CEO of Casandra Properties on the Casandra Properties podcast! In a fast-moving discussion the topics move from real estate in New York, the title insurance a buyer needs to obtain, charity events of different types and the combat […]
