"Listen! The wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves.🍂 🍁 We have had our summer evenings. Now for October eves." -Hambert Wolfe
NEWS BRIEF: 🗞️ A new fee on mortgage refinances set to take effect Sept. 1 has been delayed. This is excellent news for homeowners looking to take advantage of historically low interest rates.
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Great News Refinancers: Costly New Fee Gets Pushed To December
NEW BLOG POST! Obviously, if you need or want to sell your home the hope is that you will get “top dollar” in return. The reality is that there are strategies needed in order to make that happen.
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How To Avoid Underselling Your Home - Northern Title Blog
Fall Cleaning Checklist 🍂 🍁
1. Check smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and first aid kits
2. Clean your chimney and fireplace
3. Check windows
4. Wrap indoor pipes
5. Inspect Your Roof
6. Inspect Your Heating System
7. Stock Up on Supplies
8. Finish Season Yard Maintenance
NEWS BRIEF: Mortgage rates are searching for a historic bottom. Home prices are inching up toward record highs. Home shoppers are looking for deals. Homeowners are weighing selling versus refinancing.
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Where Does The U.S. Housing Market Go From Here? Five Experts Share Predictions For The Rest Of 2020
NEW BLOG POST! If you’re gearing up to sell your home, you may not be thinking of taking the time and money to remodel; however, these extra steps could greatly increase your home’s value.
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Home Improvement Rate of Return - Northern Title Blog
Stay safe whether at home or in public this October.👻 🎃 🦇
News Brief: The mortgage market recorded its best quarter in years this spring, a reflection of how the housing market is booming in 2020 even as much of the economy stumbles.
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Mortgage Refinancings Boom, Even as Coronavirus Hits Economy
New Blog Post! There is a science to taking effective listing photos, but don’t worry, it’s not brain surgery. Just a few simple hacks will make photos of your house stand out from the crowd. Here are just a few:📸
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How to Take the Best Listing Photos - Northern Title Blog
Investing in a house flip? This is how NOT to do it. 🎃 👻 🧙♀️
NEWS BRIEF: The numbers: Home builders are more confident about the state of their industry than ever before as foot traffic of prospective buyers continues to improve.🏠 🔨
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Home-Builder Confidence Soars to All-Time High Despite Rising Material Costs
NEW BLOG POST! If you think it’s stressful for you to pick up and move to a new home, imagine what it must be like for your pet. They have no idea what’s happening, and perhaps your sudden packing while your familiar rooms are getting emptier could cause them anxiety.🐕 🐈 🐢
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Moving Homes When You Own Pets - Northern Title Blog
New Blog Post: When it comes to home ownership, we all understand that everything doesn’t always go according to plan. There may be signs that you should sell your home sooner than originally intended. The best solution is to be aware of what they are in order to recognize them if one occurs.
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Signs You Should Sell Now - Northern Title Blog
NEWS BRIEF: For veterans and active military, VA loans are a great way to achieve the dream of homeownership. More than 22 million service members have used these flexible, no down payment loans since 1944.
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9 Home-Buying Costs Veterans and Active Military Should Keep in Mind
Logan office now hiring an Escrow Assistant. Full time
Hours of operation 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday
-General assisting duties such as handling phones messaging, answering and managing emails, preparing
and coordinating closing transactions and communicating with all parties to the transaction
-Critical thinking and problem solving a must
-Excellent organizational and task-management skills as priorities change hour to hour day to day
-Proficiency in Microsoft 365 programs such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint is required
-Must be able to work effectively under pressure and deadlines
-Must be hard working and able to maintain a professional attitude toward clients
-Must provide excellent customer service and effective communication via telephone, email, text and in
person
-Previous experience in Title and Escrow Services, Real Estate, Mortgage lending or related fields is
preferred but not required
Wage negotiable depending on experience. Contact and send resume to David Freeman at davidf@northerntitle.net or text at 435-512-3038
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Escrow Assistant
Honoring all who served 🗽 🇺🇸
NEW BLOG POST! Is solar power the wave (or ray) of the future? It depends on who you ask, but the trend of using the energy of the sun to power your home is becoming increasingly acceptable.
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Investing In Solar Power - Northern Title Blog
Stay safe while cooking this Thanksgiving. 🍗 👨🍳 Credit National Association of Firefighters
The real estate market is pretty hot right now. 😁 🏠
News Brief:The numbers: U.S. home builders started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.67 million in December, representing a 5.8% increase from the previous month’s figure, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
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New-Home Construction Activity Soars to Highest Level in Over a Decade, as Builders Rush To Produce Single-Family Homes
NEW BLOG POST: Working with a year-long checklist could help organize your home maintenance and keep you from forgetting important tasks. When you break it down from season to season, the tasks may not seem as overwhelming, and may help you manage costs.
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What To Do Seasonally To Maintain Your Home - Northern Title Blog
Still waiting to try out that new snowblower? The coming forecast should make you happy. 🌨️ ❄️ ⛄
NEWS BRIEF: The homebuying frenzy since the pandemic, mixed with a low inventory of homes for sale, has placed sellers in the driver’s seat. Home prices have been rising by double-digit percentages annually.
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Housing Market Boom May Tempt Sellers to Overprice
NEW BLOG POST: Use modern technology to help you realize and activate your real estate goals. Many apps have free trial periods, which is good. Try them out and see if they work for you (instead of against you). The apps may help you organize your priorities, secure your passwords, produce first-rate visuals, safely store your information, and manage your social media.
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Best Real Estate Apps - Northern Title Blog