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Title Insurance: DON’T Be Penny-Wise And Dollar Foolish! (Scenario)

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Remember, Always Do An Apples To Apples Comparison When Purchasing Title Insurance! In the past we have discussed that it’s critical when choosing your title insurance provider, that you make sure you are making the decision between firms on an apples to apples basis. What exactly does that mean? After all aren’t all title insurance underwriters and title […]

TITLE INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND THE ‘OTHER’ FEES

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For anyone who has been involved in a real estate transaction as the buyer, buyers attorney or mortgage provider you know that title insurance is a key component in the process! As such the title insurance provider that you choose is critically important for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is clearing […]

Title insurance premiums too high? You should see my life insurance!

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Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service A recent article in The Wall Street Journal  by Roland Li spoke to what the author proclaimed to be the unjustly high cost of title insurance in New York State along with alleged abuses being perpetrated by abstract companies! Now I am not here to justify or question insurance rates set by […]

Why insist on a national title insurance underwriter for your real estate transaction?

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Why should a buyer of commercial or residential real estate, or an owner refinancing an existing mortgage, insist that the title insurance underwriter that’s used for their transaction be national in scope? Let me answer that question by referencing the first job that I had out of business school as a municipal bond analyst for […]