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eMortgages & eClosings: what you need to know

eMortgages & eClosings: what you need to know

by Prime Editorial Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | Industry, Local, Real estate, Settlement, Trends

Everything is going digital these days, including home lending and home closings that used to require lengthy in-person meetings and signing with a pen in the physical presence of a notary. This could mean big changes for your real estate business. According to the...
Update on TOPA, 2018

Update on TOPA, 2018

by Prime Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2018 | Industry, Legal, Local, Real estate, Settlement

Spring is historically the season with the greatest number of properties under contract in the DC metro area, which means now is a great time to take advantage of this liquidity and put property on the market. Owners and investors who are ready to cash out—whether for...
Don’t Let Your Real Estate Deal Crumble at Closing!

Don’t Let Your Real Estate Deal Crumble at Closing!

by Scott Sweitzer | May 9, 2018 | Legal, Prime, Real estate, Settlement, Uncategorized

Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes to Make Sure Your Settlement Goes Smoothly There are lots of things that can go sideways at settlement. We see it all the time. Realtors (particularly newer ones) make innocent mistakes that cause valuable deals to fall apart, or put them...
What Unmarried Couples Should Consider Before Buying a Home

What Unmarried Couples Should Consider Before Buying a Home

by Scott Sweitzer | Feb 13, 2018 | Legal, Prime, Real estate, Settlement

Imagine this scenario: An unwed couple decides to purchase a home together. After a few years in the house, they split, not-so-amicably, leaving a long list of questions about what to do with the shared property: Could one buy the other out or would they have to sell?...
WARNING: New Mortgage Closing Scam

WARNING: New Mortgage Closing Scam

by Prime Editorial Staff | Sep 16, 2017 | Legal, Real estate, Settlement, Uncategorized

Prime Settlement recently received an email from the District of Columbia Land Title Association (DCLTA) and thought it was critical enough to share more widely as we conduct these kinds of transactions every day: “You may have heard a report last week on WAMU,...
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