June 2017 Newsblog
We are at the halfway mark for the year and I am not sure if I should freak out or breathe a sigh of relief. …
May 2017 Newsblog
The Market is BUZZING! Finally! I am happy to report that the real estate market has turned around. After a dismal November, December, January and …
April 2017 Newsblog
There is no place like home! I spent a week in our nation’s capital this last month, trudging up and down those hallowed halls of …
March 2017 Newsblog
Hazards of the Escrow Desk A Novella Titled – “Do Lenders Really Know What They Are Doing?” There are days you just want to shoot …
February 2017 Newsblog
WELL, WELL, WELL, WELLS IS NOT WELL If there is nothing else to report, I can always bring up the next Wells Fargo regulatory fiasco. …
January 2017 Newsblog
HAZARDS OF RUNNING AN ESCROW DESK This month’s story is not one that affects us directly, nor were we put in a position that we …
December 2016 Newsblog
HAZARDS OF RUNNING AN ESCROW DESK Setting the scene: Refinance transaction, loan funded yesterday and ready to close today. Title Company: “I am sorry, we …
November 2016 Newsblog
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! HAZARDS OF RUNNING AN ESCROW DESK (Back by popular demand!) Setting the scene: Our Seller came from San Diego to Los Angeles …
October 2016 Newsblog
HAPPY ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY, TRID (Oct. 3)! DESPITE ALL, WE SURVIVED! (TRID – It is still “The Reason I Drink”) Ding! The first Clinton/Trump round …
September 2016 Newsblog
Is it UP? Is it DOWN? Maybe it is SIDEWAYS? Did July real estate sales go up? Or was it down? Confused? You Are Not …