Excel Title Services has begun using eRecording in multiple Ohio counties, including Butler, Clermont, Warren and Hamilton County. eRecording delivers real estate instruments, e.g. deeds, mortgages, etc., electronically to the Recorder, making the recording process faster and more efficient.
It is all too easy to toss aside a commercial real estate purchase agreement once signed. However, it is important for the purchaser of commercial real estate to be aware of the terms of the agreement. One of the most critical terms is the deadline by which the purchaser must complete its due diligence for the property.
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Excel Title echoes the sentiments reflected in the linked blog. Recently we were assisting a buyer in purchasing a home from a seller who had previously purchased it from a “big” bank. The bank had purchased the property back out of foreclosure. Unfortunately, the title company or law firm assisting in the foreclosure utilized the wrong legal description. This inadvertently omitted some very important portions of the property (vacated alleys).
We suggested that the seller contact the title insurance company from which he had purchased title insurance. The title insurance company accepted responsibility, tracked down the title owners of the omitted parcels and obtained signatures on the required quitclaim deeds. The title insurance company promptly paid the recording cost, resulting in no additional expense to the seller. If the seller had simply relied on an attorney title report when he purchased the property, he would have most certainly incurred the costs of hiring an attorney to correct the problems. The attorney fees would have far exceeded the cost of the title insurance.
Our client did not underestimate the benefit of title insurance. No one should, especially when so much property is now transferring through foreclosure proceedings. Read this article for more about the importance of title insurance.
Most people want to know the cost of their title insurance premium before the decision to purchase title insurance is made. However, there are other matters to consider. This article addresses some questions you should ask the title agency when purchasing title insurance.
There are a number of hidden hazards you must be aware of when buying real estate—hidden hazards that may have occurred prior to your purchase. The only way to properly cover your bases: obtain adequate title insurance. Securing title insurance protects your interests, avoiding claims against your title and insulating you against loss.
If you own or operate a business in Kentucky, make sure you have filed your Kentucky Annual Report. In a recent press release, the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office warns that tens of thousands of companies face dissolution if they don’t file their annual report by the deadline of October 31.
As a tenant of a leased property, you may not realize the pitfalls that are inherent to leasing. You might enter into a long-term lease and plan to complete a property build out, only to encounter a title landmine that sets your business into a tailspin.
The good news: obtaining adequate leasehold title insurance can cover these pitfalls. Securing this type of insurance is especially critical if you’re signing a long-term lease.
All commercial real estate transactions require careful due diligence. Without it, a buyer or seller may end up with a lot of headache and hassle–and legal nightmares. Hidden issues are often uncovered by using a professional team including an experienced title agency.
The Great Recession continues to take its toll on our Nation. Many leading business journals predict continuing losses in the commercial real estate market. Although it is hard to see any bright side to this domino’s fall, there is one practical step that owners can take to mitigate the damage – appeal their tax bill.
