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[+] New site layout - Slade Smith/OH (10 replies)
8/9/2004 2:37:08 AM (1775 views)

[+] What you need to do if Companies are not paying you> - Angelica DelliCarpini/IN (1 reply)
8/8/2004 5:36:14 PM (1910 views)

Merging Companies - Teresa Beeman/NC
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[+] Why aren't we getting paid? - Barbara Bennett/IN (7 replies)
8/5/2004 7:49:35 PM (1981 views)

[+] Lenders First Choice - Judy Nisonger/CA (8 replies)
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[+] Title Searches - Steve Levinson/FL (9 replies)
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Northeastern Title Services? - Sean/NH
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[+] NO PAYS - Patty Bolden/TX (3 replies)
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[+] Any ideas for business cards - Loretta Reed/MD (4 replies)
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[+] Starting A Title Co...? - Mark Russomanno/NJ (2 replies)
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[+] Questions and more questions... - Judy Nisonger/CA (1 reply)
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[-] Another request to lower fees - Robert Franco/OH (8 replies)
8/4/2004 11:09:33 AM (2067 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Barbara Bennett/IN
8/4/2004 4:47:09 PM (3430 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Douglas Gallant/OH
8/4/2004 4:52:19 PM (3423 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 (3185 views)
Re: Because everyone lowers them - Amanda Packey/FL
8/6/2004 4:30:51 PM (3296 views)
Re: Another request to lower fees - Robert Breakell/CT
8/5/2004 6:28:40 PM (3254 views)
You wanna play, you gotta pay! - Scott Perry/PA
8/5/2004 9:58:28 PM (3284 views)
ENRON, ENRON, ENRON!!! - Georgette Cope/MT
8/6/2004 1:45:04 PM (3129 views)
Re: ENRON, ENRON, ENRON!!! - SHARON YAHRAES/ID
8/9/2004 7:40:40 PM (3292 views)

[+] ONLINE COURSE - JOHN COTTON/TX (6 replies)
8/3/2004 5:51:05 PM (1946 views)

[+] Docupen - John OConnor/IL (5 replies)
8/2/2004 6:00:46 PM (1926 views)

Web page and E-mail - NALTEA/MO
8/2/2004 5:30:32 PM (1389 views)


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