Tag Archives: residential real estate closing

Real Estate Closing Costs – In New York what are buyers and sellers responsible for?

When Buying or Selling a Home in New York, What Charges, Fees and/or Taxes Are Each Side of the Deal Responsible For? A great question and, as a title insurance company solely focused on New York State real estate transactions, we spend much of our time educating the consumer on the costs within our purview and about how […]

Homebuyer Advice: Ten Roadblocks That Could Potentially Delay/Kill Your Closing

Spring is upon us which means that eager homebuyers, particularly those with school-age children, will be looking to go into contract and close before the 2017-2018 school year gets under way! The Hallmark Abstract Service blog has provided these types of tips in the past but, reinforcing the message is never a bad idea… The […]

Hallmark Abstract Service is pleased to announce our new underwriter, Chicago Title!

In recognition of a job well done! Beginning today, November 1, 2012, Hallmark Abstract Service will be adding Chicago Title to our group of underwriters available for our clients commercial and residential real estate transactions! This move represents the culmination of 4 years of tireless work by the employees of Hallmark Abstract Service during one of the […]

Is it worth shopping for title insurance in New York? You bet it is!

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When someone enters into the process of buying a house or commercial property often their focus will be on couple of specific items! The first of course will be negotiating the best price for the property. This will depend in no small part on whether the real estate market is currently favoring buyers or a […]

Is Your New York State Provider Of Title Insurance Still Treating You Like A Newlywed!

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Hallmark Abstract would like to compete for a place in the conversation when you are choosing a title insurance firm for a client’s transaction! We understand that if you are an attorney who does transactional real estate you likely have at least one title insurance firm whom you work with! – The question is do […]