Escrow from the Trenches – Life, Death and your Escrow
Once in a while something will happen in a transaction that will lead us to a life lesson. Here is a true story and a …
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Juliana Tu
It’s a Tale of Two Escrows
As a Buyer the process would seem pretty easy. You sign loan docs, you deposit the final funds to close and you wait for the …
FIRPTA – Part 2
FIRPTA – Have a question and don’t know who to ask? Here are 15 of the most commonly asked questions (and their answers) regarding the …
FIRPTA – Part 1
FIRPTA – The Foreign Investment In Real Property Act – can be a complicated issue and a major concern for foreigners who buy and then …
How a $40,000 Transfer Tax almost derailed my escrow
Many states have a special tax on the sale of real estate. It is like a sales tax, except it’s not on products sold but …
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August 2020 Newsblog
First Wave? Second Wave? Continuous Wave? Micro Wave? As I write this upcoming month’s news blog, the big news (in California) is that we have …
July 2020 Newsblog
It’s official. Half the year is gone! In escrow, we prorate using 180 / 360 days; we are coming to the end of California’s property …
What is “Title”? What is “Vesting”?
Right at the opening of escrow the escrow officer asks you “How are you going to take title and what is your vesting?” And you …
What is Escrow? – Part 5 – Questions? Answers!
Every question deserves an answer and we are here to give it to you! Here are 8 of the most commonly asked questions. You have …
Title Insurance? What is it? What does it do for me?
An integral part of purchasing a home is obtaining title insurance. What is it, what does it do? What does it NOT do? Those are …
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