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TRID: What Lenders Must Disclose

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/qknd3i9xrn?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Federal “disclosure” forms define the information that creditor businesses MUST provide to consumers applying for real estate loans. As of Oct 1, 2015 lenders must...

Preparing for Internet Showing

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/31fsd5uaf4?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Today, your first “showing” will be on the Internet - you're watching this on the Internet, right? Your price, listing description and PHOTOS determine whether someone...

Home Sales Tips: Prepping the Outside

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/zcqr14vvog?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Professional “staging” may include the exterior, but if you’re doing it all yourself, try the five things outlined in this video. 1 - Landscape & lawn. That’s the...

What Are VA Loans?

What Are VA Loans? As the video says, the name is misleading – they’re not loans FROM the VA. The VA – short for “US Department of Veterans Affairs” – is the Federal military veteran benefit system. The VA administers benefits and services for Service

Major VA Loan Types

What Are The Major Types Of VA Loans? Major Veterans Affairs loan programs described in this video include: 1) Purchase Loans. These help eligible parties buy a home at competitive interest rates with little to no down payment and little or no private mortgage…

Consumers Call Remote Online Notarization (RON) Closing Process Safe, Secure

An overwhelming majority of consumers who used remote online notarization (RON) technology to complete their real estate transaction described the process as secure and convenient, and made the possibility of purchasing a home a reality. According to a survey issued...

Go Ahead….I’m Listening

Go Ahead, I'm Listening ... (courtesy of American Land Title Association) We’ve all probably experienced a scenario like this. You’re having a conversation about something and later that day you’re bombarded by online ads for the product. You don’t really want a...

Protect Your Property Rights

Get An Owner's Policy to Protect Your Property Rights New homeowners want to focus on buying new furniture for the living room or painting walls, not worrying about having to pay a bill left behind by a previous owner. Lenders require a title insurance policy to...

What’s the VA COE?

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/vft0qhph9b?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What Is A Certificate of Eligibility, or COE? The COE is the key document that verifies to lenders that someone is eligible for a VA-backed loan. Servicemembers,...

What is a Rate Lock?

Mortgage rates change constantly through an unpredictable combination of government policies and economic conditions. This video explains the common term ‘rate lock.’ A “Rate Lock” is a guarantee that a lender will honor a…