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While a real estate agent is allowed to represent the interests of their client, a valuer is required to offer an unbiased and independent assessment of value. The legal framework governing these roles is distinct as well. Lawyers, Conveyancers, and Real Estate Agents operate under legislation separate from that which regulates valuers.
Mortgage insurance is a separate insurance policy in addition to your homeowners insurance and depending on the down payment made to purchase your home, your lender may require it.
The first title insurance company, the Law Property Assurance and Trust Society, was formed in Pennsylvania in 1853. [1] Typically the real property interests insured are fee simple ownership or a mortgage. However, title insurance can be purchased to insure any interest in real property, including an easement, lease, or life estate.
Aside from homeowners insurance and property taxes, your monthly mortgage payment is made up of both principal (the amount you borrowed) and interest. If your mortgage interest rate changes, your ...
Loan servicing is the process by which a company (mortgage bank, servicing firm, etc.) collects interest, principal, and escrow payments from a borrower. In the United States, the vast majority of mortgages are backed by the government or government-sponsored entities (GSEs) through purchase by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae (which purchases loans insured by the Federal Housing ...
Mortgage insurance (also known as mortgage guarantee and home-loan insurance) is an insurance policy which compensates lenders or investors in mortgage-backed securities for losses due to the default of a mortgage loan. Mortgage insurance can be either public or private depending upon the insurer.
In 2014 Homebridge funded $6.36 billion in home mortgage loans, [7] and nearly $12 billion in its servicing portfolio. [8] The company increased its funded home loans 36% in 2015 to $8.7 billion. [9] Also in 2014, the company was ranked number ten on Mortgage Executive magazine's list of the "Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America". [10]
Flat-fee real estate agents charge a seller of a property a flat fee, $500 for example, [11] as opposed to a traditional or full-service real estate agent who charges a percentage of the sale price. In exchange, the seller's property will appear in the multiple listing service (MLS), but the seller will represent him or herself when showing the ...