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The newest trend in Real Estate today is the .Realtor and .RealEstate Top-Level Domains. You may by wondering what a Top-Level Domain is, but I can assure you it’s not as complicated of a topic as it sounds. I’m sure you are used to seeing “.com” attached to the end of a website as with [...]
Every year, SplashData compiles a list of the most popular passwords based on millions of stolen logins made public in the last year. You can probably guess the top two choices: Based on more than five million leaked passwords, they are “123456” and “password.” There are also some new additions this year, including “starwars,” [...]
Buying and selling a home is an exciting time, but there can be pitfalls for unsuspecting consumers . We want home buyers ,sellers, agents, and lenders to be aware that criminals are using wire fraud schemes to steal money meant for home purchases or the proceeds from the sale of the property. Watch [...]
Back in March we did a blog post about Michigan abolishing dower rights. We decided to put a quick video together to help explain it in simple terms.
Sault Sainte Marie Office! We are excited to announce we are opening a new office in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to service all your title insurance, real estate closings, notary and escrow needs. Mid-American Title is a family business that has been providing services to Northern Michigan for 30 years and we are very [...]
The Top 10 finalists in the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Small Business Celebration have been named. Professional services firms, contractors, food and beverage makers and entertainment facilities are among the finalists in the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Small Business Celebration. The Top 10 SBC finalists in the running [...]
It seems whale watching is becoming quite a thing here in northern Michigan. Sleeping Bear Dune's National Lake shore Many people, both tourist and local's alike do not realize that large whale populations migrate through the great lakes every year, including our vary own Grand Traverse Bay's. (See images at bottom of [...]
Effective April 7, 2017 Dower Rights will no longer effect real estate in Michigan. What is a Dower Right? Dower rights have historically allowed a widow to use her deceased husband’s real property during her lifetime. The justification for these dower rights dates back to when a woman was unable to own property. Essential [...]
If you have been paying attention to the national, or local industry news you would have seen that fraud is on the rise; primarily Wire Fraud. This process is usually done by either spoofing, or breaking into an agents/sellers e-mail and sending out updated wire instructions on the day of closing. Another common attack [...]
Did you know that the very system we use for locating property in Real Estate was founded by former President Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was not only our 3rd president, but was also a land surveyor. With his knowledge of surveying he created the Public Land Survey System. This system broke land down into Sections, [...]
