Ticor Title Company of Orange County would like to wish all of our clients, friends and families a happy month of March! This month, be sure to check out the Festival of Whales in Dana Point Harbor on the 1st and 2nd, or the 8th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Green Festival at the OC MarketRead more
We hope that you never have to file a title claim! But, with home ownership comes the need to protect the property against the past, as well as the future. Title insurance protects the policyholder against challenges to rightful ownership and any challenges that arise from circumstances of past ownership! Whether it’s a fire thatRead more
What direction is housing going? Home Prices Have Increased; Rising Mortgage Rates; Fewer Distressed Sales; Fewer Investor Sales; Limited Inventory; New Home Construction Constraints … [read more]
The current decline in existing home sales is an encouraging sign. However, distressed property sales are declining while other sales are increasing, even though interest rates have held steady since last summer… [read more]
Are you curious to learn more about real estate transactions and the buying and selling of real property? If so, you are probably aware of the fact that purchasing a home or property is one of the biggest investments you will make in your lifetime. The importance of fully protecting your investment cannot be overRead more
Taxes Online, Health Care, Everyday Investment Lessons, Selecting a Guardian, and Cold Weather Indoor Activities are the subjects in this month’s issue … [read more]
Are you curious about the different ways to hold title on real property? Whether you are talking about community property, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, a title holding trust, or domestic partners, you should have a look at Ticor Title Company’s “Common Ways of Holding Title.” Laid out in an easy to understand graph, it’sRead more
The timeline of private and government mortgage lending has led us to a crossroads. Here are three possible scenarios among many, which could be in play… [read more]
Severe winter weather hit many parts of the country slowing car sales, construction and job growth. Hopefully, there will be less weather distortion in the data releases in the coming week. Still, retail sales could be mixed… [read more]
Data from Black Knight Financial Services (formally LPS) showed that serious delinquencies—payments not made in 90 or more days—are down 14% in judicial states compared to 21% in non-judicial states … [read more]