An Uninsured Deed is a deed that has not been examined or insured by a title company. Most common problems from Uninsured Deeds come form Quitclaim deeds between family members, especially husband and wife. When a person is added to title, there is a window of opportunity for matters against him or her to attachRead more
Deeds of Conveyance When you sell or buy real property, the transfer of that property is executed through a deed. A deed is basically a legal instrument that transfers ownership of the property to a new owner. Note, deeds are different than title- title is the ownership of rights to property (also known as anRead more
A Deed of Trust is essentially an agreement between a lender and a borrower to give the property to a neutral third party who will serve as a trustee. The trustee holds the property until the borrower pays off the debt. Deed of Trust or “Trust Deed”, is the document that secures a loan onRead more
Ticor Title is a member of the Fidelity National Financial family of companies and the nation’s largest group of title companies and title insurance underwriters – Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York – that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title companyRead more
Ticor Title welcomes Kimberly Bayles as our newest VP, Sales Executive. For over 25 years, Kimberly Bayles has worked in the escrow and title industries. She started her career at a mortgage company and quickly became their dedicated in-house escrow officer. Thanks to the various types of experience she has had in mortgage, title, andRead more
What’s going on during the month of November in Orange County? Check out Ticor Title’s Calendar of Events for ideas and inspiration. For information on any of the events listed in our calendar, please reach out to your Ticor Title Sales Executive. We are wishing you all a happy Halloween and a great start toRead more
Washington, DC – The Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group maintained its full-year 2018 and 2019 economic growth forecasts of 3.0% and 2.3%, respectively, despite expectations of slightly stronger third quarter growth than the prior forecast, according to its October 2018 Economic and Housing Outlook. The ESR Group still anticipates that growth slowed fromRead more
Existing home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, down 3.4% to an annual pace of 5.15 million following a decline of 0.2% in August to an annual rate of 5.33 million. Existing home sales are trending lower and are down 4.1% from September 2017. Regionally, sales dropped moderately in all areas ofRead more
WHAT IS PROPOSITION 10? Proposition 10 is a California voter initiative that would repeal a 1995 law called the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The law prevents localities from enacting certain forms of rent control. Notably, it exempts single-family homes from rent control laws, along with apartments built after 1995. It also prevents something called vacancyRead more
Ticor’s Liz Bergold is having a banner 2018. So far this year, Liz has already closed over $1.6 million in Commercial Title and Escrow revenue. All of us here at Ticor are looking forward to watching Liz finish out what will be her best year to date. Liz is extremely grateful for the support her clients give herRead more