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Five Important Factors to Consider Before Investing in a Rental Property
Are you thinking about investing in rental property? Sure, it may seem like a promising venture, but it's essential to take a step back and carefully evaluate your decision before writing that check and sealing your commitment. Here are five crucial factors you should...

Safeguard Your Investments: Stay Informed About Vacant Land Scams!
Vacant land sale scams are becoming increasingly prevalent, and it's crucial for both homebuyers and real estate professionals to stay informed and protected. At Colorado Title & Closing Services, we are dedicated to ensuring the security of your transactions, and...

Understanding FDIC Protection for Deposits and Escrow Funds
With the recent news of bank failures dominating the headlines, the Colorado Title & Closing Services team wanted to take this opportunity to remind our customers of how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protects bank deposits, escrow funds and...

Introducing ClosingLock
The Colorado Title & Closing Services team cares about you and works to make sure the closing process is as secure and easy as possible for you and your clients. You’ve heard of wire fraud scams. Criminals spoof your information and provide buyers with phony...

Realtors, Don’t Fall Victim to Buyer and Seller Scams
Happy New Year from the Colorado Title & Closing Services team! While we’d love to provide only positive updates for the beginning of the new year, there is a growing trend that we want to make sure we alert our Realtor friends about as we head into 2023: Fraudulent...

What Does Closing Agent Mean To Your Out-Of-State Clients?
Your customers may have heard the term “escrow” when people are talking about buying and selling property... But a buyer or seller may be confused on how the real estate settlement works in Colorado, especially if they’re from out of state. For real estate...

How Are Mortgage Rates Determined?
Matthew Graham wrote in the Mortgage Daily News, July 15, 2022, about mortgage rates: “It was a week for paradoxes on several fronts, most notably when mortgage rates moved lower just after the Fed floated the idea of an even bigger hike.

Don’t Panic! Plan Your Marketing Strategy, Instead.
Like all of you, the Colorado Title Services team is keeping a close eye on all the latest news and speculation on the future of the housing market. Unlike in 2008, we are not in a housing bubble. By some estimates the U.S. is short over a million housing units.

What Your Clients Need To Know About Title Lock
The Colorado Title & Closing Services team appreciates all that our Realtor partners and loan officers do to help protect customers from the dangers of fraud. Cybercrime continues to be a growing threat to the real estate industry, and we are committed to providing...

Protect Your Homebuyers’ Dreams for 2022 From Becoming A Nightmare
Even though January is nearly over, the Colorado Title & Closing Services team is still thinking about how we can help make the year ahead a happy and successful one for you. We have a suggestion for one way you can make 2022 a better year for your clients and you:...