🐐Title Underground: Unique Niche Opportunities, History of Land Records, A Hidden FIRPTA Trap, & More 27-April-2025
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Hi, I’m Cheryl, your guide to the Title Underground. Each week, I curate the most important news, insights, and resources—so you don’t have to. Just scan the headlines and dive into what matters most to you!
Inside this Edition:
📜Title Archive: Educational Resources
🕵️♂️Underworld Intel: Must-Read Articles & Resources
⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates
📢Tips
🤖AI, Automations other Tech for Title Insurance
🪄Magically Thriving Business💸: Resources to help you run and grow your business.
📅Events
🐐A Wicked Sense of Humor: Sunday Funnies
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📜Title Archive: Educational Resources
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🌍 Foreign Tax CPA: Joint Property Ownership with Foreign Nationals: A Hidden FIRPTA Trap
📄 Residential Real Estate FAQs (use the left hand navigation for a specific topic)
Manner in Which Title Is Taken and Held: Understanding Tenancy
What is the difference between a General Warranty Deed, Special (Limited) Warranty Deed, and Quit Claim Deed?
What is a survey, and why should I pay for one?
What is an easement? What are my rights and obligations under an easement?
What is an escrow and an escrow agent? What does it mean to have funds or documents in escrow?
📅 Wire Fraud Liability: 2024 Insights from Recent Court Battles (On Demand Webinar - CLE)
📄 The History and Purpose of Land Records in the United States
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🕵️♂️Underworld Intel: Must-Read Articles & Resources
📄The Retrofit Revolution: How Smart Upgrades Are Redefining Europe’s Real Estate
📰 CHLA urges congressional restraint on mortgage fees in budget bill
The market is up, the market is down, let's get creative and find some niche's that are going strong…
📰Battle of Home Buyers vs. Investors Is Making Toledo a Housing ‘Gold Mine’
📰American Refugees may present a niche opportunity in a slow market
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⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates
Federal Agencies
CFPB
Other Policy Changes and Impacts on Real Estate
📰Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act introduced in House
increase the income cap for and make permanent the mortgage insurance premium deduction.
📰DOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on Leave
📰Housing for All Act introduced
increase funding for the National Housing Trust Fund
further invest in housing choice vouchers (HCVs)
📰Rural Housing Service Reform Act would offer loans, grants and rental assistance to rural communities across the country (introduced)
State Specific
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🤖AI, Automations other Tech for Title Insurance
📰 Criminals are Impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Officials
📄 How Scribd, Pinterest, Behance and other platforms fuel document fraud
📄 Leveraging AI Content for Law Firm Websites: Tips & Best Practices
📅 Threat GPT: How ChatGPT is reshaping the playbook on document fraud prevention
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