title business
How would you like to be first in line to purchase a property that someone else has negotiated to buy? What if you could review any offers on the property and decide if you want to buy it at the same price? If you’re a Homeowners Association with a Right of First Refusal, you can…
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Editor’s Note: This year has been a decade, right? So many things happened, lots of things were postponed, and houses continued to sell despite it all. While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2020. Enjoy! Lydia: This is my favorite…
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A reader asks: I’m buying a home and the title company says that my deed has to show if I’m single or married. I don’t think that is anyone’s business. Do I have to disclose this personal information to them? The short answer to your question: Yes. While respecting a person’s right to privacy, the…
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“We’re in escrow!” Those wonderful words can be exciting and confusing even for well-informed consumers. Plenty of folks do not fully grasp what escrow means and what purpose it serves. Once a buyer and seller have signed a mutually acceptable purchase agreement, the buyer deposits earnest money in an escrow account at the title company…
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One might think that a home in the city of Dallas would naturally also be located in Dallas County. And one would wrong. Your home may be located in Dallas and likewise in Collin, Dallas, Denton or Rockwall County. For many people in Dallas-Fort Worth, their next-door neighbor could be in a different county. The…
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