Category: News & Updates

Selling Your Home? Contact FNTC for Professional Advice from a Local Agent!

It doesn’t matter what the reason, when it comes time to sell your home, most of us get a little emotional. After all, your home is the place where you’ve created memories with your family, and the place where you wound down after each long day at work. You don’t want to put that sort of transaction in the hands of just any realtor or title company. You want to find someone that you can trust. And if the idea of working with someone at an overseas call center that you can only reach by telephone bothers you, you’re definitely not alone!

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Three things to look for when choosing a title company.

Real Estate transactions aren’t totally different from any other retail or service transactions, but the stakes are typically a lot higher, as is the sales price, and the amount of documentation that must be prepared and filed. But your mother didn’t raise a fool, and you shouldn’t discount your instincts when looking for a title insurance agent or shopping for a title insurance policy. When it comes to closing services, title searches, and land title insurance, you owe it to yourself to leave no stone unturned when looking for a provider.

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A few important things to remember when buying a new home.

Buying a home is the biggest business transaction in most people’s lives, and involves many decisions, details, and professional services. The average consumer purchases 3-5 homes in their lifetime, and most will tell you that the process is no less complicated for their last home as it was for their first.

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Here’s Why Title Insurance is One of the Best Investments You’ll Ever Make

Here's Why Title Insurance is One of the Best Investments You'll Ever Make

As closing approaches, there are many preparations to be made, and papers to sign. You can generally assume that all parties are operating in good faith, but even so, it is possible to turn up a defect when doing a title search (commonly referred to as title clouds). When that happens, the sale cannot proceed until the cloud is resolved, possibly resulting in lengthy delays and exorbitant legal fees.

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Aren’t All Closing and Title Companies the Same? In a Word, No.

Aren't All Closing and Title Companies the Same? In a Word, No.

When you’re purchasing real estate, an accepted offer is merely the first step. The following months involve a lot of paperwork, research, legal filings, and professional consultations. That’s why it’s so important to get the right professionals in your corner from the start! But do you know how to choose a title company?

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