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[+] Title Searches - Steve Levinson/FL (9 replies)
8/5/2004 2:20:21 PM (1966 views)

Northeastern Title Services? - Sean/NH
8/5/2004 8:04:51 AM (1434 views)

[+] NO PAYS - Patty Bolden/TX (3 replies)
8/5/2004 8:00:13 AM (1922 views)

[+] Any ideas for business cards - Loretta Reed/MD (4 replies)
8/4/2004 10:30:41 PM (1778 views)

[+] Starting A Title Co...? - Mark Russomanno/NJ (2 replies)
8/4/2004 8:56:32 PM (1952 views)




[+] Questions and more questions... - Judy Nisonger/CA (1 reply)
8/4/2004 6:44:18 PM (1955 views)

[-] Another request to lower fees - Robert Franco/OH (8 replies)
8/4/2004 11:09:33 AM (2053 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Barbara Bennett/IN
8/4/2004 4:47:09 PM (3347 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Douglas Gallant/OH
8/4/2004 4:52:19 PM (3349 views)

I'm with you.  I will not lower fees, but it is hard to raise them, even though we should.  I ran these numbers here several months ago, but let me show them again.  In 1978 we were getting 25-35 for a back title search or lien check.  In todays dollars that would be 72.50-101.50.  We were getting 60 for a full search, today that would be 174.00.  We are not charging fees this high.
Just for fun, I checked on closing fees, at the time the title companies got about 80, that would be 232 now, about in line with todays prices.
We were just lucky to enter a field that has not kept up with inflation.

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Because everyone lowers them - Kurt deVries/FL
8/5/2004 1:58:31 PM (3112 views)
Re: Because everyone lowers them - Amanda Packey/FL
8/6/2004 4:30:51 PM (3210 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Robert Breakell/CT
8/5/2004 6:28:40 PM (3168 views)
You wanna play, you gotta pay! - Scott Perry/PA
8/5/2004 9:58:28 PM (3196 views)
ENRON, ENRON, ENRON!!! - Georgette Cope/MT
8/6/2004 1:45:04 PM (3039 views)
Re: ENRON, ENRON, ENRON!!! - SHARON YAHRAES/ID
8/9/2004 7:40:40 PM (3206 views)

[+] ONLINE COURSE - JOHN COTTON/TX (6 replies)
8/3/2004 5:51:05 PM (1937 views)

[+] Docupen - John OConnor/IL (5 replies)
8/2/2004 6:00:46 PM (1914 views)

Web page and E-mail - NALTEA/MO
8/2/2004 5:30:32 PM (1375 views)

[+] As of 8/1/2004 Non-Payments clients - Angelica DelliCarpini/IN (3 replies)
8/1/2004 8:28:28 PM (1937 views)

[+] I hope this applies..... - Loretta Reed/MD (6 replies)
8/1/2004 7:47:02 PM (1854 views)

[+] Warning! - Judy Nisonger/CA (1 reply)
7/31/2004 12:12:34 AM (1917 views)

Advanced Technology Article - Shannon Blatt/VA
7/30/2004 6:40:31 PM (1473 views)

[+] DRIVERS LICENSE, etc - Patty Bolden/Tx/TX (2 replies)
7/29/2004 3:46:45 PM (1914 views)


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