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National Title Services So you
say you have this large commercial deal cooking in New Mexico, or some other
exotic place in this beautiful country of ours. What do you do to get
the appropriate title expertise needed to get to a full, smooth and accurate
closing? First
thing you should do is contact a local title company with a strong level of
experience in these kinds of transactions. Of course, the staff at
Benchmark Title has the needed level of expertise and will be glad to assist
you with getting the title work completed, the closing finalized, and the
policy issued quickly in order to make your customer happy you chose
Benchmark to take care of this for you. Some of
the items you need to be aware of and should expect your local contact to
assist you with are as follows: Pricing
- in some jurisdictions there are what is referred to as “Promulgated
Rates” those are rates set by the statutes of that
state, while some areas have “Filed Rates” which are rates
filed by each underwriter company with the State's Insurance
Department, and those are the rates that are customarily charged for the kind
of transaction you may be attempting to close. Other areas
have “Open Rates” which are subject to negotiation and bidding on each
transaction depending on the size, scope of work required to be done,
and what additional coverages the client or their lender may want. As is
the case in Illinois, some states have a form of “Transfer Tax”, sometimes
paid by the buyer and sometimes by the seller. Custom or contract will
normally determine who pays those fees. In some states there are what
is referred to as a “Mortgage Tax”, which is similar to a transfer tax,
except that it is based on the amount of the mortgage as opposed to the sales
price. And in other jurisdictions, none of those factors apply or both of
them may apply. In some
areas of the country, some of the title insurance coverages you can get here
in Illinois, you may not be able to get where your property is
located. How about multiple properties in multiple states, what do I do
now? These
are just a few of the issues as well as other potential questions you may
want to be sure and have the appropriate local people take care of for
you. We have the contacts in all parts of the country to get the
correct answers for you in order to assist you in making your client happy
that you represent them. With our national network of underwriters, we
can process the order through any of the following: Attorneys Title
Guaranty Fund, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company,
LandAmerica/Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, or Stewart Title
Guaranty Company. Any questions can be directed to
Benchmark Title at 618-239-3750. Please feel free to call or
email:
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Upcoming Title Tips
Our dear friend and
co-worker, Rita Chrismore, nee McIlwain, departed this world on
Monday, August 20th. Rita served Benchmark for 7 1/2 years as a
receptionist and policy clerk. She had a real knack for
making people she had just met feel like dear old friends, and I'm sure many
of you will remember her cheery and kind nature when answering your calls or handling
your policy or recording requests. These past few months we've
been featuring a different employee each week, and I had reserved this
Friday's spot for Rita long ago as today was to be her 71st
birthday. I couldn't imaging a more fitting tribute than to spotlight
Rita and her accomplishments today. She will be sorely
missed by all of us here at Benchmark. Be the first in your
office to try out SureClose.com,
Benchmark Title's new FREE online transaction management system. Why waste
time making status phone calls or standing by the fax waiting for your title
commitment when you can get what you need instantly from your own computer.
Visit SureClose.com for more information
or call April
Tolan, our SureClose Specialist, at 618-239-3750 for your sign-on so you
can start saving yourself time and money today. We'll even give you and your
clients a free CD at closing containing copies of their closing documents. Give me my policy! Did you know that
lenders and home buyers now receive their title policies at the closing
table? Call Michelle
Null, VP Escrow Operations, to learn more about this exciting new
program. Ready to refi? Lenders and
homeowners will want to hear about our fantastically low new refinance rates.
Call today for a quote! Why wait? You can place your
next title order now by clicking here. |
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