Civic Financial Services, a private money lender that focuses on loans for property investors, recently launched a correspondent lending channel, allowing lenders to close real estate investor loans in their names. And now, the company is expanding its offerings again.Civic announced this week t...
KEEP READINGWe are so proud and excited to announce that we are the first title company in Arkansas to partner with CertifID. With wire fraud on the rise, we've decided to use CertifID to protect your money when you go to buy or sell a home with us as your title company. CertifID is a real-time identity plat...
KEEP READINGThe value of all U.S. owner-occupied homes increased to a record $26.1 trillion in the first quarter, according to a Federal Reserve report released Thursday known as the Flow of Funds. That was a gain of 4.3% from a year earlier, the slowest annualized increase since 2012. The collective value...
KEEP READINGThe New York City real estate market posted a record-breaking sale this week when former hedge fund manager Peter Falcone’s Upper East Side townhouse sold for $80 million – making it the most expensive residential sale in the city ever. The double-wide townhouse – originally built as two indepen...
KEEP READINGIn April, the nation’s home-sale prices stabilized, rising 2.8% from 2018 levels, according to new data from Redfin. This means U.S. home-sale prices reached a median of $307,000 in April, marking a rebound from March’s annual price decline.Additionally, Redfin’s data determined that only five o...
KEEP READINGOriginally published on May 1, 2019 from Housing Wire magazine. By Rich Swerbinsky.When Zillow acquired Mortgage Lenders of America last summer, it led to a lot of industry speculation as to what its future aspirations were related to the financing side of real estate transactions. The need to h...
KEEP READINGAn open house is a great way for sellers to put their property on display. While the goal is to attract serious home shoppers, you can't really predict who will show up—or what they'll do once they walk through the door. You may get the harmless nosy neighbor who stops by to check out your remode...
KEEP READINGAnother year, another article telling you how to spring-clean your home. Not so! In fact, we’re here to tell you what not to do when giving your house the deep clean it so deserves this time of year. Here are 10 cleaning mistakes you’ll want to avoid this spring. 1. Starting without a plan of a...
KEEP READINGBENTONVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — The Exit 86 ramps on Interstate 49 will close for three months as crews work to improve the Arkansas 102/U.S. 62 interchange, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Weather permitting, crews will close the northbound on-ramp and southbound off-...
KEEP READINGAppraisal: an opinion or estimate of value of property resulting from analysis of facts about the property.Annual Percentage Rate (APR): The borrower's costs of the loan term expressed as a rate. This is not their interest rate.Beneficiary: The recipient of benefits, often from a deeds of trust, ...
KEEP READINGThe 25 worst passwords of 2018, based on 5 million passwords leaked on the internetHave we learned nothing from the numerous hacks and leaks in recent memory? Apparently not. Password-management company SplashData released its annual list of the 100 worst passwords of the year based o...
KEEP READINGWelcome to the new and improved website for PCI Advance Title. Since we started this company, we've been obsessed with finding better ways to serve Northwest Arkansas. With this update, we are continuing to up the ante for local title companies. Our resources are easy to use and informative. If y...
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