Yearly Archives: 2014

Don’t Forget the Less Fortunate

Holidays, Charity

During this holiday season, we at First International Title recognize how important it is to step up and help those who are less fortunate. Our corporate office and branch offices all around Florida are actively involved with various charities, schools

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Good News Keeps Rolling In

Housing, Real Estate, Mortgage

As we near the end of 2014, it’s always nice to see more positive news coming in as it relates to the real estate industry. It was announced earlier this week that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ready to

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Millennials to take center stage in 2015

Millennials, Real Estate, Title Insurance

It appears millennials (defined by real estate information firm Zillow as adults 23 to 34) are preparing to step up their house buying game come next year. In a recent story published by U.S. News & World Report, Zillow predicted

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Remembering those who need our help

Thanksgiving, donations

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving and, of course, many of us will be sitting down with family and friends to enjoy a day of visiting and a terrific meal. Unfortunately, there are many in our world that won’t be having

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Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday, Shop Small

SHOP SMALL – Saturday November 29, 2014, this is the way people across the country are helping support their local small businesses in their communities. This is the fifth year since American Express who created this recognition in 2010 to

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E-RECORDING PROVIDES BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE.

e-recording, title insurance

Just like the general consumer, First International Title is all about trying to make real estate closings easier and more efficient. To that end, we have been e-recording across the board at all of our 25 branch offices throughout Florida.

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Title Insurance Offers Protection

Title Insurance, Protection

As the football season marches along, there’s no one on a football team that understands protection better than the quarterback. If he gets it, all should be fine and dandy. The same can be true when dealing with title insurance.

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What is an Estoppel Letter and why does it cost so much?

Estoppel Letter, Closing

What is an Estoppel Letter and why does it cost so much? This is a question Title Closers have to answer quite often when closing a real estate transaction. An estoppel letter is a legal document provided by the seller’s

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Why you need title insurance

Title Insurance

Do I really need title insurance?  This is the question many consumers ask themselves when looking at the premium on the settlement statement.  Being in the title insurance industry, of course we would say yes.  The question behind the question

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