Title Company

Title Tip: Health Concerns Give The Title Industry a New Face

By Lydia Blair / May 5, 2020 /

Health concerns have created disruption in title business practices and are forcing changes to real estate closings in 2020. As the ‘new normal’ continues to evolve, title companies are adapting in their own ways, each at a different pace. Some have quickly embraced changes required for social distancing while others are taking a little longer…

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Title Tip: What Happens When The Title Company Drops The Ball?

By Joanna England / December 31, 2019 /

Watching the ball drop on New Year’s Eve can be fun and exciting. But watching someone drop the ball on a real estate transaction is no fun at all. What happens when the title company drops the ball and problems arise with your transaction? Get ready for a jaw-dropping surprise. In Texas, the title company…

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Title Tip: Sit Up And Take Notice of Paragraph 21

By Lydia Blair / September 17, 2019 /

Please take notice of the Paragraph 21 notice that is about notices and that many people fail to notice. Call it a notice, a notification, disclosure … whatever. Just don’t ignore it. Paragraph 21 of the Texas residential real estate contract reads: “All notices from one party to the other must be in writing and…

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Title Tip: What Makes One Title Company Better Than Another?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 2, 2019 /

By Lydia BlairSpecial Contributor Title companies in Texas all offer the same basic services. And since title policy premiums are regulated by the state, there isn’t much difference in cost from one to the next. What makes one title company better than another? What keeps agents going back to their favorite escrow officers time after…

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Title Tip: Important Contract Changes Are Now In Effect

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 5, 2019 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor March is a month for changes — in both the Texas weather and real estate contracts. Haven’t you heard? There are recent contract changes that became mandatory for use by agents on March 1, 2019.  Don’t worry. You’re not the last to learn about these changes. Seems like very few…

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