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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Typically, we use this weekly blog to provide information/statistics about the real estate industry and the title insurance business. Well, this week we are going to deviate from the norm. With the Thanksgiving holiday forthcoming, the First International Title family

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HOW ADDITIONAL CAR SPACE CAN AFFECT HOME PRICES

Apparently, when it comes to buying a house, there’s no such thing as free parking. At least, realtor.com believes this theory which it detailed in a recent story in the Wall Street Journal. In an analysis based on median listing

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WHAT TYPE OF HOME DO YOU LIVE IN?

Real Estate

We recently ran across a piece on RealtyTrac.com which brought up an interesting question – do you know what type of home you live in? As the story indicates, unless you are an architect, chances are you don’t know all

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WALKABLE COMMUNITIES ARE ATTRACTION FOR YOUNG BUYERS

Real Estate

As we always like to scan the news for the latest and greatest trends in the real estate business, we duly noted a piece that ran in the West Side Leader (Akron, Ohio) which quoted some interesting facts from the

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EVALUATING HOME-SELLING MYTHS

Real Estate

We duly noted a piece in USA Today (which was courtesy of its content partner AdviceIQ) about how consumers should beware of home-selling myths. So, we thought you should be made aware of what we read: If I sell, I

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MORTGAGE SHOPPING NOT A PRIORITY

Mortgage

Yes, you read the headline on this blog correctly! According to a study released last week by LendingTree which was detailed by Housing Wire, Americans are far more likely to go out of their way just to save money on

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 2016?

Real Estate

Yes, I know we’re still almost three months until the end of 2015, but one can never be too early when it comes to looking into the future. It seems the Home Buying Institute (HBI) feels the same way since

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SOUTH FLORIDA ECONOMY HUMMING RIGHT ALONG

South Florida, Economy

We were enthused to see the recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that states for the third year in a row (during 2014) South Florida’s economy outpaced the U.S. average. Goods and services produced in Broward, Palm

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DEALING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Real Estate

We took note of a recent story posted on http://www.inman.com about the real estate industry doing a poor job of responding on social media. Frankly, we’re amazed by that. Whether we want to believe it or not, social media is

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PATRIOT DAY IS UPON US – LET’S NOT FORGET

Patriot Day

Normally, we use this space to blog about what’s happening in the title insurance industry or in the real estate world. This week, we’re going to deviate from that practice. You are no doubt aware that Patriot Day is here,

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