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DO NOT FEAR, REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION IS HERE!

It’s two days before closing simultaneous real estate transactions. You’re finally moving up from that townhouse into a single-family home. You travel all over the world for work and now, you’re in Budapest finishing up a project, when you...
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MILLENNIALS, STOP RENTING – PART DEUX

Gratefully, the nation’s housing market for 2018 is looking good, but we continue to see first-time millennial buyers struggling with affordability, especially in high-priced areas like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, New York and Washington DC. Various Florida residential...

FIRPTA Withholding Rate to Increase to 15%

Effective Feb. 16, FIRPTA general withholding rate increases from 10% to 15% Author: Jonathan H. (Jason) Warner Recent federal tax legislation increases the FIRPTA general withholding rate from 10% to 15% effective for closings on or after February 16,...

Is Consummation the Same Thing as Closing?

On October 3rd 2015, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) implemented new regulations with respect to consumer financing. These regulations affect anyone who purchases real estate and obtains a loan (whether through a bank, mortgage broker or private lender)....
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6 Steps Every Homebuyer Should Expect for Closings

CLOSING TIME: 6 STEPS EVERY HOMEBUYER SHOULD EXPECT Get owner’s title insurance and buy your home with confidence Your long home-buying journey is almost over. You found the home you love, the seller agreed to your offer and now...