Federal government

Title Tip: How Will The Federal Government Shutdown Affect Your Closing?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 2, 2019 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor In case you’ve been out of touch lately, we’re experiencing a federal government shutdown. The U.S. government doesn’t shut down too often. But when it does, there is a ripple effect. Some areas feel the effects more than others. We shouldn’t feel it too much in the title business unless…

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U.S. Department of the Treasury Moves to Make Cash Purchases of High End Real Estate More Transparent in Two Regions

By Candy Evans / January 14, 2016 /

The story broke in The New York Times today, and it only affects Manhattan and Miami real estate right now… but get ready. The Feds are tired of cash buyers who hide their identities in “shell ownership” of luxury real estate. I, for one, am happy as it is so hard to chase down ownership…

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