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Title Tip: Who Chooses The Title Company?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 23, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor The title industry competes for real estate dollars just like mortgage companies, real estate brokers, and insurance agencies. Competition to be the chosen one is just as fierce and the stakes are just as high. Changes that rippled through the industry in 2015, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…

Title Tip: How Much Are Closing Costs?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 15, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor Closing costs are expensive when selling a property. Fortunately, they are deducted from the seller’s proceeds at the time of the sale. So when the expenses are lumped into the pile of paperwork at the closing table, the cost of selling a home can be less evident. How much are…

How to Buy a Home With Good Funds

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 1, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor In my book, money is good. Cash is great. And when it comes to getting a good deal on a home, or making the transaction quick and easy, it’s been said that cash is king. But did you know that buying a home with cash – actual cold, hard cash…

Parties in Possession: There’s No Party in PIP

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 20, 2017 /

  By Lydia Blair Special Contributor I’d like to say there is no party in a PIP. But that’s not exactly true. Let’s just say there usually isn’t a fun party in a PIP. In real estate, a PIP refers to Parties in Possession. And we’re not talking about a holiday party or drug possession.…

Coldwell Banker Hangs Shingle at Hall Park Digs in Frisco’s $5B Mile

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 18, 2017 /

From Staff Reports As of the first week of December, the Frisco office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has moved into the Hall Park Office Building at 3211 Internet Blvd., Suite 150, in Frisco, Texas. Opened in 1998, the Frisco office was formerly located at 7410 Preston Rd., Suite 115, in Frisco, Texas. “Since 1998, the Frisco…