Lien

Black Knight Financial Services unveils municipal lien search

Company claims solution will “help borrowers reduce risk and unforeseen costs”

May 24, 2017

Black Knight Financial Services is rolling out a new tool that it will help identify municipal liens that would go unseen in a typical property report and are outside the scope of title insurance coverage. Here are the details.

This is exactly why title clearing is so underappreciated

Reddit real estate fiasco easily avoided

August 17, 2015

Jacob Gaffney

A property investor took to Reddit for advice when their latest deal took a turn for the worst. They ask: "Whose fault is it if I find out there's a $5k lien 1 day before closing?" Well, if you'd used title clearing services, you wouldn't be in this position in the first place. Read on to see how it plays out.

reQuire grows, acquires Final Trac

Terms of deal not announced

September 19, 2014

Brena Swanson

“The added experience, skills and relationships they bring to the team will allow reQuire to more rapidly expand its service offerings and position the company as the ‘go to’ source for risk mitigation solutions in real property transactions,” Matt Klein, reQuire’s president, said.

Florida pool guy scammed homeowners: AG

June 18, 2013

Jacob Gaffney

Getting a pool installed on a property not only does little to improve the overall value, in Florida, it actually means more trouble for homeowners.Luckily, Attorney...

First National securitizes property tax liens

April 19, 2013

Jacob Gaffney

First National Holdings, a purchaser and servicer of delinquent property tax liens, developed a novel way to increase liquidity. The company pooled delinquent property tax liens,...

Kentucky Court of Appeals rules in favor of MERS

February 19, 2013

Christina Mlynski

MERSCORP Holdings noted that three-judge panel of the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of MERS, its parent company Mortgage Electronic Registration...

Hidden threat of HOA liens found in RMBS pools

January 30, 2013

Christina Mlynski

Data and Analytics firm Sperlonga released a white paper that identifies the best means of complying with both government-sponsored enterprises’ rules on homeowners associations as well...

Redwood Trust opens Colorado operation

November 5, 2012

Kerri Ann Panchuk

Redwood Trust [stock RWT][/stock], the only steady issuer of private-label residential mortgage-backed securities, is growing with the firm hiring for several positions at its new operations...

New short-sale guidelines expected to unclog bad mortgage backlog

November 1, 2012

Christina Mlynski

The new Federal Housing Finance Agency short sales guides for the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now in effect.The guideline’s impact on mortgage...