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Common myths & misconceptions of Escrow.

Lynlee Kane on 10 22, 2007 | 9 Comments

Please do not construe this as legal advice, it is not. The sampling below is general in nature and is referencing common escrow misconceptions we see in the course of conducting business. Here are

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Utilities: Avoid post-closing disputes

Lynlee Kane on 09 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

One of the functions of escrow is to pay lienable utilites. Lienable. There is a large segment of the real estate community that interprets that to mean all utilitites. It does not mean all utilit

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What is escrow’s role when agent & loan officer are present at difficult signing

Lynlee Kane on 08 13, 2007 | 27 Comments

In light of all the mortgage turmoil going on in the sub-prime arena I thought that it may be meaningful to address the awkward situation when a borrower is showing clear signs of "discomfort" with th

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How Loan Officers Harvest Seller Paid Contributions: An escrow perspective for buyers and sellers.

Lynlee Kane on 04 25, 2007 | 45 Comments

Preface: Last week Rhonda Porter brought up the topic of “Are you leaving too much on the table.” The latter part of her post suggests that the Loan Officer harvested the amount of seller contr

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