hmmm...a word about a potential title insurance claim

In 2006 we insured a transaction for property which sat in two different municipalities.  The house and most of the land was in one and the back 50 feet of land was in another.

I received a letter last week from the grandfather of the insured stating that we had failed to clear title on the 50 feet and that we had better pay roughly $700 to resolve the matter and that his granddaughter ought not

a sure sign of trouble.....

Former Priority Search workers interviewed during the investigation verified that Sichler oversaw all business operations, with one former staffer describing her as an “absolute control freak” who insisted on opening every piece of mail and maintaining exclusive control over all company bank accounts and finances.  Read the rest of the story of theft and dishonor.  What a creep.

ERIN TOLL....

Erin:  You topped my list of industry heroes.  I hear you are leaving the public sector for a real estate career.  GOD SPEED, LADY.  I wish you well. ;)

Radical

finally a straight link

to the pdf.

query: what is it called when you have a signed contract and one party wants to amend it and the other doesn't so the first party refuses to comply with the contract until the other signs the amendment

I'd call it a breach of contract in which case you may wish to consult your attorney for advice.

June is do or die month for the federal homebuyer tax credit.

That means we can expect a HUGE closing traffic jam at the end of the month.  If you are refinancing or buying and expect to close during June, plan to close as soon as possible.  Please try to close in the first half of the month if you can because closing during a volume crunch is not pleasant.  There can be document or funding delays. You won't get a great selection of time, dates or location.

query: falsifying Schedule A of the title insurance commitment

You have me really curious.  The only section of Schedule A that might cause harm if falsified is the title vesting area.  I can't think of any other item on Schedule A that would service a fraud.  The title vesting area is where the proposed insured buyer or lender learns who owns the property now.  Unless someone forges the title insurer's signature on Schedule A, you'd have to have a thief and