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title insurance: Fran's Friday Forum...Life Lessons Learned...! - 08/29/08 09:32 AM

As most of you know who read my blog regularly...I enjoy life...!!!
Now, I didn't say life was easy...I just said I enjoy it...
My favorite expression around the office is, "NOTHING'S EASY"...Does this mean I am a 'glutton for punishment' when I say, 'I enjoy life'...???
Of … (18 comments)

title insurance: How Long Do You Stay In Dodge When Everyone Else Is Getting Out...!!! - 08/15/08 08:46 AM

As Title Insurers we're committed to our communities and the real estate located there which we may be asked to insure...
We also may be expected to take on a certain amount of risk...after all, 'risk' is what insurance is all about, isn't it...!
Actually I start every scenario (read: title … (20 comments)

title insurance: The Landscape Of Title Insurance...Clear As Mud...! - 07/20/08 04:43 PM

How often have we assumed in business that the consumer or customer we're targeting already is familiar with our services...This is especially true in Title Insurance where even members of my close immediate family are uncertain about exactly what 'title insurance is'...
In our attempt to embed our … (16 comments)

title insurance: An Open Letter To Real Estate Consumers...!!! - 06/05/08 09:19 PM

This post is intended for anyone anticipating buying real estate either now or in the future!
The RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) guidelines governing how real estate professionals conduct lending and closing in most residential real estate purchases is coming under attack from many sides...it is in the process of being … (13 comments)

title insurance: Who Is Active Fran...The Title Man??? - 05/05/08 08:09 PM

I once read an article that claimed that the best way to define something or someone is by stating what they ARE NOT!!!
So, in an attempt to get you to know me better (If you don't know me already after reading all 360 of my posts), I will tell you who … (22 comments)

title insurance: We're Not Your Father's Title Company...Or Are We??? - 02/21/08 09:33 AM

Have you ever seen the ad on TV, I think it was for Oldsmobile, that says "We're not your father's Oldsmobile"? It must not have worked well since they no longer manufacture Oldsmobiles!
They were trying to convince you that their product was something new, innovative, and unique, not something old, cliche, … (6 comments)

title insurance: Closing Celebration Or Basic Training...Choose One! - 02/07/08 07:06 PM

I once knew a family in which there were three sons...one was a Gynecologist (Baby Doctor), one was a funeral director, and one was a printer...the printer made up business cards which could be used by all three brothers...they said: "The Carson Brothers...From the womb to the tomb"!!! That was a … (8 comments)

title insurance: Stuff You 'ALTA' Know...A Title Update! - 10/04/07 04:14 PM

When I first saw the recently created 'Code of Ethics' of The American Land Title Association (ALTA) I had mixed feelings.
On one hand, I felt that it was too little, too late. Where was ALTA when all the problems in the title industry were brewing?
On the other hand, I've always felt … (2 comments)

title insurance: Title Insurance.......Or Mr. Fix It? - 09/22/07 04:55 PM

One of my favorite expressions when asked 'What Title Insurance Is' or more particularly 'What Do You Do In Title Insurance' is: "Even My Wife Isn't Quite Sure What It Is That I Do".
Truth be known, the Title Insurance Industry, and agents as well for that matter, have done a lousy … (7 comments)

title insurance: Getting There From Here - 09/08/07 01:20 PM

Future buyers, new realty agents, and consumers in general! Ever wonder what happens after a purchase agreement is signed. Why does it take, say, 30 to 60 days or more before possession can be obtained? What is taking place during that time? From agreement of sale to closing and possession?
So you have been … (4 comments)

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