Title Insurance: Protects the property owner from an undiscovered issue THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST where most other insurance lines protect the purchaser from some future event! If you are financing a home or refinancing an existing mortgage the lender will require a title policy, known as the Loan Policy, to protect the collateral securing the […]
Everything you always wanted to know about the CEMA (Consolidation Extension and Modification Agreement) but may not have known to ask! While commonly used in commercial real estate transactions, the CEMA or Consolidation Extension and Modification Agreement can also be used by residential real estate buyers and mortgage refinancers to save money on their closing […]
While most residential and some commercial real estate sellers, buyers or refinancers don’t give much thought to title insurance or the title insurance portion of a transaction, the fact is that it actually one of the most critical! Here are ten of the ways that a title issue can get in the way: Public Record […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of February 24, 2014 For real estate investors, potential home buyers worried about mortgage rates or current home owners looking to either refinance or sell, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact. The data could have a direct […]
Hallmark Abstract Service periodically provides links to stories around the internet we feel might be of particular interest to our readers and clients! Today the articles include a look at interest rates and the impact on the refinance market, preventing cyber attacks from hitting your business, the impending hurricane season and the preparedness of New […]
And these are some of the reasons why! Hallmark Abstract was founded on these fundamental principles: One is to provide service above and beyond the expectations of our clients, while the other is to ensure that there will never be any surprises at the closing table. With that in mind, two basic questions guide us […]
