tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69317626824538756482011-12-02T09:27:20.949-06:00Prairie Title is one of the largest residential and commercial title insurance agents in the Chicago Metropolitan area, serving the State of Illinois.Prairie Titlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815226076643346538noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931762682453875648.post-90990928802673807692009-02-23T09:12:00.002-06:002009-02-23T09:43:27.365-06:00

Questions continue to hover over the foreclosure relief scene like low lying clouds. Of course, we've all heard the objections of those dutifully making their payments on time. Why should the responsible assist the irresponsible, is how the argument goes. In lofty philosophical arenas, the debate will likely rage for months to come, perhaps years.But, on a more mundane level, I have been

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Just this morning (January 30, 2009), Reuters reported that sales of newly-built homes plunged to the lowest level since these statistics were first recorded. I was not surprised by the substance of this announcement. After all, we are confronted daily with indicators of the ever-deepening economic crisis. What surprised me was that statistics only go back to 1963. I suppose I assumed that

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Although I've never been to Merced, California, the pictures on the city's website depict a very inviting scene. White stucco buildings framed by palm trees and all set against a sky of brilliant azure. They evoke notions of the California us icy and snow-laden Midwesterners yearn for and dream of. But when you study the homepage more carefully, you'll be struck by a very sobering link

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After fumbling around with TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) for too long, attention is finally returning to the fundamental weakness creating and sustaining our current economic woes, mortgages that people cannot afford on homes of insufficient value to provide adequate collateral for those mortgages. The plan that everyone is looking at now is one proposed by FDIC Chairperson, Sheila Bair,

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For decades title insurance was the quiet, back-room side of the real estate industry. It was far from the glow of the spotlight enjoyed by other segments of the business. But, lately, greater attention is being directed our way; and much of that has to do with the writings and work of Hernando de Soto. No, not the 16th century Spaniard who, with Francisco Pizarro, witnessed the conquest of Peru;

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On September 29 the U. S. House of Representatives rejected a plan proposed by the President and Secretary of Treasury designed to free up frozen credit and stabilize panicking financial markets. The plan is now known as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or EESA, a somewhat euphemistic moniker for the now unpopular and politically dangerous notion of financial bailout.

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Since July 1, real estate transactions in Cook County have been subjected to a little added bureaucracy thanks to the Illinois General assembly. On that date, the predatory lending database program commenced. This new law (which is actually an older law redux) requires a certificate to be attached to every mortgage presented for recording. The certificate must either state that the mortgage is in

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Many lenders are opting for the Junior Loan Policy (“JLP”) as opposed to the standard ALTA loan policy for their second mortgages and home equity lines of credit (“HELOC”). The principal reason is cost. In competing for borrowers, junior lenders regularly assume all costs associated with these loans. A JLP is significantly cheaper than a standard ALTA loan policy; and, hence, its popularity.Not

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This posting is a followup to last week's post about reverse mortgages.For most seniors, their home is their greatest financial resource. It represents years of hard work and prudent savings. Wouldn't it be great if the value that has built up in the home could be applied to other needs or for well-deserved rewards for a lifetime of hard work?It used to be that the only way to access that equity

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As of July 1, 2006 the U.S. census bureau reports that the resident population of persons age 65 and over was 37.2 million. By 2015, that number is expected to rise to 46.8 million; and by 2020 to 54.6 million.Residents of Illinois over age 65 on July 1, 2006 numbered 1.5 million (or about 12% of the state’s total population). By 2015, their numbers will grow to 1.78 million (or 13.6% of total

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The effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties, as of today, are as follows:Cook - 4/28/08 Will - 4/1/08Dupage - 4/25/08Mchenry - 4/24/08Lake - 4/24/08Kane - 4/18/08Kendall - 3/18/08

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The current effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 4/21/08 Will - 3/31/08 Dupage - 4/18/08 Mchenry - 4/21/08 Lake - 4/17/08 Kane - 4/7/08 Kendall 3/7/08

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The effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties in Illinois are as follows:Cook - 4/14/08Will - 3/19/08Dupage - 4/9/08Mchenry - 4/10/08Lake - 4/8/08Kane - 3/26/08Kendall - 2/27/08

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Earth Day is celebrated April 22nd. This is a good opportunity to reflect on ways we can make our offices more environmentally friendly. Just a few steps we have taken to make Prairie Title a "greener" title company:We recycle our paper and have implemented a procedure to shred and recycle all sensitive documents.We offer our borrowers copies of their closing packages on CD.We are certified to

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The effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties in Illinois are as follows:Cook - 4/7/08Will - 3/12/08 Dupage - 4/1/08Mchenry - 4/3/08 Lake - 4/2/08Kane - 3/24/08Kendall - 2/26/08

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The following are the effective dates at the recorders' offices at Cook and surrounding counties:Cook - 4/1/08 Will - 3/6/08 Dupage - 3/27/08Mchenry - 3/28/08 Lake - 3/25/08 Kane - 3/20/08 Kendall - 2/21/08

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The effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 3/21/08Will - 3/6/08Dupage - 3/20/08Mchenry - 3/20/08Lake - 3/19/08Kane - 3/13/08Kendall - 2/15/08

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The current effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 3/14/08 Will - 2/27/08 Dupage - 3/17/08 Mchenry - 3/17/08 Lake - 3/12/08 Kane - 3/7/08 Kendall - 1/16/08

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The new City of Chicago real estate transfer tax rate goes into effect Tuesday, April 1. Any transfers that take place on or after this date will be subject to the new rate.Along with the new tax rate, there is a new declaration (form 7551). Be advised that the new form is more complicated, and longer than the old one (7 pages), so it will take additional time to complete. Continue reading

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As of today, the current effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 3/10/08Will - 2/20/08Dupage - 3/11/08Mchenry - 3/7/08Lake - 3/10/08Kane - 2/28/08Kendall - 12/28/07

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The effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows (as of today):Cook - 2/29/08Will - 2/19/08Dupage - 3/3/08Mchenry - 3/3/08Lake - 3/3/08Kane - 2/26/08Kendall - 12/28/07

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As a result of a Supplemental Tax Ordinance enacted by the City Council of the City of Chicago, the transfer tax on Chicago properties will increase. Any transfer taking place on or after April 1, 2008 will be subject to the new tax.Effective on all transactions on or after this date, the transfer tax amount is increased to $10.50 per $1,000 of sales price.On March 10, the City of Chicago amended

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The current effective dates of recordings at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 2/22/08Will - 2/26/08Dupage - 2/26/08Mchenry - 2/22/08Lake - 2/27/08Kane - 2/14/08Kendall - 12/28/07

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Today's effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties:Cook - 2/14/08Will - 1/31/08Dupage - 2/19/08Mchenry - 2/15/08Lake - 2/21/08Kane - 2/13/08Kendall - 12/28/07

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The recording effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 2/7/08Will - 1/30/08Dupage - 2/11/08McHenry - 2/8/08Lake - 2/12/08Kane - 1/31/08Kendall - 12/28/07

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As of March 3, 2008, Cook County Ordinance #07-0-77 goes into affect. This was passed on November 6, 2007 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and effectively raised the Geographic Information System (GIS) fee from $3 to $15 dollars per recording.The new fee structure will be as follows:$20.00 for the first two pages$2.00 Each additional page$3.00 Document Storage Fee$15.00 for GIS$10.00

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How title insurance differs from P&C Title insurance is a frequently misunderstood business. That is hardly a novel concept, but seldom is it more apparent than when title insurance is compared to property and casualty insurance. Over and over we read that title claims are extremely low when compared to the claims ratios of the P&C world. As a result, some believe that because title insurers pay

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Today's County Effective Dates:Cook - 1/25/08Will - 1/11/08Dupage - 1/25/08Mchenry - 1/25/08Lake - 1/28/08Kane - 1/17/08Kendall - 12/18/07

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Below are the effective dates for Cook and surrounding counties:Cook - 1/16/08Will - 1/3/08Dupage - 1/18/08Mchenry - 1/18/08Lake - 1/22/08Kane - 1/11/08Kendall - 12/10/07

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As of today, these are the current effective dates at each county:Cook - 1/10/08Will - 12/24/07Dupage - 1/14/08Mchenry - 1/11/08Lake - 1/14/08Kane - 1/11/08Kendall -12/10/7

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As of today, the effective dates for Cook and the surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 1/4/08Will - 12/20/07Dupage - 1/7/08Mchenry - 1/4/08Lake - 1/7/08Kane - 12/31/07Kendall - 11/29/07

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The effective dates at Cook County and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook -12/27/07Will - 12/14/07Dupage - 12/28/07Mchenry - 12/28/07Lake - 12/31/07Kane- 12/21/07Kendall 11/15/07

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Several months ago, as part of the Title Industry Consumer Initiative, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) announced a set of basic ethical principles in the title industry. These fundamental business practices are nothing new to us. We have been conducting business by these standards for many years and, to date, Prairie Title is among 62 title companies nationwide to adopt the ALTA

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The effective dates for each county are as follows:Cook - 12/19/07Will - 12/5/07 Dupage - 12/20/07 McHenry - 12/20/07 Lake - 12/26/07Kane - 12/13/07 Kendall - 11/13/07

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The effective dates for Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook -12/17/07Will - 11/27/07Dupage - 12/14/07Mchenry - 12/17/07Lake - 12/18/07Kane - 12/10/07Kendall - 11/13/07

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In observance of the holidays, Prairie Title offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday, December 24th and 25th.We wish you and your families a safe, healthy and very happy holiday season!

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As of this morning, these are the current effective dates at Cook and surrounding counties:Cook - 11/29/07 Will - 11/14/07Dupage - 12/4/07Mchenry - 12/3/07Lake - 12/3/07Kane - 11/27/07Kendall - 11/13/07

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The City of Chicago has enacted an ordinance affecting the Water Certification process. As far as we know, this will be effective immediately and includes:₪ Water Certifications will now be required for resales of condos and townhomes. ₪ There will be an increased application fee for Water Certifications: will be increased from $25 to $50 for all types of properties. Read the Full Text of the

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The current effective dates for Cook and surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 11/21/07Will - 11/8/07Dupage - 11/21/07Mchenry - 11/19/07Lake - 11/28/07Kane - 11/20/07Kendall - 10/30/07

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Below are the effective dates at the county recorders' offices as of today:Cook - 11/14/07 Will - 11/1/07 Dupage - 11/16/07 Mchenry - 11/15/07 Lake - 11/21/07 Kane - 11/13/07 Kendall - 10/3/07

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As of this morning, the effective dates for Cook and the collar counties are as follows: Cook - 11/6/2007Will - 10/24/2007Dupage - 11/07/2007Mchenry - 11/08/2007Lake - 11/13/2007Kane - 11/2/2007Kendall - 10/2/2007

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The effective dates for Cook and the surrounding counties are as follows:Cook - 11/2/2007Will - 10/23/2007Dupage - 11/2/2007Mchenry - 11/5/2007Lake - 11/5/2007Kane - 10/30/2007Kendall - 10/2/2007

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The County effective dates, as of today, are as follows:Cook - 10/31/2007Will - 10/5/2007Dupage - 10/31/2007Mchenry - 10/31/2007Lake - 10/31/2007Kane - 10/23/2007 Kendall - 10/02/2007

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As of this morning, the effective dates at the county recorders' offices are as follows:Cook - 10/19/2007Will - 10/5/2007Dupage - 10/22/2007Mchenry - 10/22/2007Lake - 10/24/2007Kane - 10/11/2007Kendall - 9/25/2007

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Who says things never change in the title insurance world? Last year the industry introduced brand new forms for our owners and loan policies. The new forms — created by industry experts through the efforts of the American Land Title Association — are recommended for use in all states and have been adopted by virtually all states that require regulatory approval. In those states that have not

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The effective dates at each county recorder's office (as of this morning) are as follows:Cook - 10/12/2007Will - 10/1/2007Dupage - 10/10/2007Mchenry - 10/12/2007Lake - 10/11/2007Kane - 10/9/2007 Kendall - 8/29/2007

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Maria Pappas' office has posted to their website that the due date for the Tax Year 2006 Second Installment is Monday, December 3, 2007. With tax bills going out at the end of next week, we will continue to monitor this and will begin processing all customer payments that we are holding as soon as possible.

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As of this morning, the effective dates for each local county are as follows:Cook - 10/5/2007Will - 9/21/2007Dupage - 10/2/2007Mchenry - 10/5/2007Lake - 10/2/2007Kane -10/2/2007Kendall - 8/20/2007

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Below are the current effective dates for each county as of this morning:Cook - 9/28/2007Will -9/13/2007Dupage- 9/25/2007Mchenry - 9/27/2007Lake- 10/1/2007Kane - 9/24/2007Kendall - 8/2/2007

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According to an article in the Chicago Tribune over the weekend, the Cook County Treasurer's office is expecting to mail the property tax bills for the second installment of 2006 taxes by the end of October. The Illinois Senate voted to extend 7% property tax cap for the next three years.

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Our newest location is now open for business. We're located at 9944 S. Roberts Road, Suite 203 Palos Hills, IL 60465.For a complete list of our closing locations, please visit our website.

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The American Land Title Association has been working on developing a set of basic business principles which should govern all companies within the title industry. The result of that work are the "ALTA Principles of Fair Conduct". These principles have been announced very recently with much fanfare and have received great media attention. I have copied and included the final product below.These

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One hundred years ago, members of the national title insurance industry came together to form an association to promote the interests of title insurers and to educate the public about the importance of title insurance. At the same time, Illinois’ title insurers formed their own association — the Illinois Land Title Association (ILTA) — that has since worked on its mission hand-in-hand with the

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The following are the current effective dates for each county, as of this morning:Cook- 9/20/2007Will- 9/11/2007Dupage- 9/18/2007Mchenry- 9/21/2007Lake - 9/21/2007Kane - 9/11/2007Kendall - 7/26/2007

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The effective dates for each county (as of this morning) are as follows:Cook - 9/14/2007Will - 8/28/2007Dupage - 9/13/2007Mchenry - 9/14/2007Lake - 9/17/2007Kane - 9/4/2007Kendall - 7/26/2007

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In continuing our effort to provide our readers with the current effective dates for the Recorder's Offices in each County in Chicago and Suburbs, below are the effective dates provided from each County as of this morning:Cook 09/06/2007Will 08/17/2007Dupage 09/06/2007Mchenry 09/07/2007Lake 09/10/2007Kane 08/29/2007Kendall 07/26/2007

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We are happy announce that we will soon be opening of our newest location in Palos Hills, Illinois.Prairie Title9944 S. Roberts RoadSuite 203Palos Hills, IL 60465View Larger MapWe are planning to have this office up and running in the first half of October. For a complete listing of all of our locations, please visit our website.

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The American Land Title Association has launched a new website directed toward consumers. The goal with this new site is to communicate better with homeowners and sellers about title insurance and the closing process as a whole.

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We will be making an effort to provide our readers with the current effective dates for the Recorder's Offices in each County in Chicago and Suburbs. As of this morning, these are the effective dates provided from each County.Cook - 08/30/2007Will - 08/07/2007Mchenry - 09/05/2007Dupage - 08/30/2007Lake - 09/06/2007Kane - 08/24/2007Kendall - 07/26/2007

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Did you know??? We now offer copies of closing documents to be provided to our borrowers on CD-ROM.Benefits to the borrower:- Reduce paper! No need to keep track of a huge stack of papers.- Each CD includes additonal useful information relevant to the borrower's neighborhood.Benefits to your business:A great marketing tool for your business! Your company will have a page on each CD we create for

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We are pleased to announce the opening of our newest location in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.Prairie TitleSummit Oaks Office Suites1S450 Summit Ave.Suite 210Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181(630) 678-1600(630) 678-1603 (fax)For a complete listing of all of our locations, please visit our website.View Larger Map

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