Title insurance is big business in the real estate industry.  When a buyer contracts to purchase a home, a title insurer's representatives or agents will search courthouse records for all recorded documents pertaining to the property.  They'll find land grants, covenants, restrictions, easements, liens and more.  The title insurance company will bind to cover the [...]

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I had a very interesting conversation with a local Nevadan this morning that led me to have to post this page.  This caller gave me some extremely useful information that I wish to pass on to my readers.  This information is useful for anyone that believes a foreclosure is imminent or anyone that has already [...]

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According to the Zillow Mortgage marketplace, nearly one-third of Americans are unlikely to be able to qualify for a mortgage today due to their credit scores.  This information is based on mortgage quote requests on the website.

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While mortgage interest rates crept up a bit in the last few weeks from their record lows, they just took another turn downward last week.  With the 30 year fixed rate averaging just 4.54%, there's a lot of incentive to refinance, and some incentive to buy.  With home prices still either languishing or dropping yet [...]

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The last four years of housing market news has been about falling values and government intervention to help stem the tide of foreclosures and save the homes of those with mortgage troubles.  The good news lately has been the record low mortgage interest rates, but this hasn't really spurred new or existing home sales.  While [...]

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