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What Disclosures Are Used For Loans Not Covered By TRID?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/h499kjt9ay?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Creditors must continue to use the Good Faith Estimate, Truth-In-Lending Disclosure and the HUD-1 form for reverse mortgages, HELOCs, mobile home or other non-attached...
What Kinds Of Loans Do TRID Disclosures Cover?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/qb5tzp3ik6?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 TRID rules apply to MOST consumer credit transactions secured by real property. These include mortgages, refinancing, construction-only loans closed-end home-equity loans,...
What Do Lenders Have To Tell You About Your Real Estate Loan?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/audp2340gm?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Federal “disclosure” forms define the information that creditor businesses MUST provide to consumers applying for real estate loans. As of Oct 1,...
Why Trust is Crucial in Marketing Your Title Company
This is part 3 of a 7 part series entitled 7 Website Best Practices for Title Agents. Yesterday I told you how any title agent can and should become the go-to resource for their customers and prospects. Today I'm going to tell you about trust. It is no surprise that...
Become the go-to Resource for Realtor and Lenders
This is part 2 of a 7 part series entitled 7 Website Best Practices for Title Agents. Yesterday you learned how to make it easier for your clients to do business with you with a single call-to-action. Today we’ll show you another easy addition that your web developer...
What’s your “Call-to-Action” for your Title Company?
This is part 1 of a 7 part series entitled 7 Website Best Practices for Title Agents. Over the past 9 years I’ve been fortunate to consult and build software for multiple title companies, closing attorneys, and for large corporations like RiteAid, Harcourt, Ford Motor...
Google’s Mobilegeddon is Penalizing Title Agents
Did you see what Google did to your website that will bring you less new business? On April 21st Google started requiring that all websites be mobile-friendly. This update has been dubbed "mobilegeddon." For websites that are not mobile-friendly, they are bumping...
What Is Equity?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/djumiqo1s1?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It’s the difference between what’s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the...
What Are Real Estate Commissions?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/ibmy8xfs04?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Like the video says - real estate agents aren’t paid by the hour!They’re paid a percentage of the purchase price in a successful real estate...
What Is “Prime”?
http://fwd4.wistia.com/medias/w4sjqnsrw7?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640The Prime Lending Rate - sometimes just called “Prime” - is the interest rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans. Some consumer rates - like ARMs -...