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Title and Escrow links for buying property in the Napa Valley and North Bay Areas
| How Much Home Can You Afford? | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to the Loan Process & Listing to the Completion of Sale | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Pricing Your Home In Today’s Market | <View PDF> |
| Propositions 60 & 90 | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Short Sales | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to California Closing Costs | <View PDF> |
| Interest Rate History: 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages | <View PDF> |
| Policy Comparisons | <View PDF> |
| The Benefits of Title Insurance | <View PDF> |
| Concurrent Co-Ownership Interests | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Condominium and PUD Ownership | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to the Foreclosure Process | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to the Escrow Process | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Required Reporting to the IRS | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Living Trusts | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to California Mechanics’ Liens | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Mello Roos (CA) | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Preliminary Reports | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Probate | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Statements Of Information | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Subdivision Public Reports | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Supplemental Property Taxes | <View PDF> |
| Taxpayer Identification Numbers | <View PDF> |
| A Guide to Title Insurance | <View PDF> |
| Property Tax Guide | <View PDF> |
The above links come from Old Republic Title Company, Napa. Please consider using Mark Lyons there, he is a great title officer; Phone: (707) 265-9838, mlyons@ortc.com
Short Sale Info
- A Guide to Short Sales
- Napa Valley Register Short Sale Articles
- Foreclosure & Short Sales and Your FICO Score
- CAR Q&A Taxation of Foreclosures and Short Sales
Here are a few additional links which may be helpful.
- Recent Napa Valley Sales 10/1/2012 to 12/31/2012
- National Assoc. of Realtors for Buyers & Sellers
- Realtor.com First Time Home Buyers Series
- Search for Properties in the BAREIS MLS
- REALTOR Magazine Top Stories
- DataQuick News
- Wikipedia Index of Real Estate Terms
- Bloomberg News Article about Vineyard Defaults
- San Francisco Chronicle Napa Valley RE News
- Inman News Articles for Buyers & Sellers
- 2010 NAR Investment & Vacation Home Buyer Survey
- Current Mortgage Rates from Google
