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Common VA Loan Questions
Common VA Loan Misconceptions We sit down with Ben Williams from Benchmark Mortgage to go over some additional common questions involved in VA Loans.
Short-Term-Rental ban’s no longer to be allowed
Short-Term-Rental ban's no longer to be allowed The Michigan House has passed a bill that would remove some restrictions on short-term vacation rentals, allowing more homeowners to operate Airbnbs. House Bill 4722 passed the House 55-47 during an extended session early Wednesday. If it is passed by the state Senate and signed by [...]
Street, Avenue, Court, What do they all mean?
Street? Avenue? Court? What do they all mean? If you’ve ever wondered why some roads are called “streets,” while others are known as “drive” or “avenues,” it turns out there’s actually some meaning behind those names. Road (Rd.): Can be anything that connects two points. The most basic of the naming conventions. Way: [...]
Sold Rush
Sold Rush: The people behind the scenes of the region’s 2020 real estate boom Record December 2020 home sales in the Grand Traverse area tipped total sales figures over $1 billion, setting records for both number of homes sold in a single year (3,455 homes) and total single-year sales value ($1,220, 513,667). Factors [...]
Land Parcel Splits
Land Parcel Splits, Contiguous Parcels and Contiguous Lots Sale and Transfer of Title Mid-American Title receives quite a few calls regarding Land Parcel Splits and the sale of those parcel. We also receive many calls about selling contiguous parcels of land or lots that are vested (owned) by the same person(s) or entity. [...]
Real Estate Back To Work
Real Estate Closings & COVID 19 Governor Whitmer has issued Executive Order No. 2020-70. This order allows Real Estate professionals to begin working after the initial Stay At Home order. Specifically, under paragraph 10, section "h" it states the following... "Effective at 12:01 am on May 7, 2020, workers in the real-estate industry, [...]
COVID Update – use of electronic signatures and remote notarization
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2020-41 LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-41, which will protect the health and safety of Michiganders by reducing unnecessary in-person contact, through the use of electronic signatures, remote notarizations, remote witness attestations and acknowledgments, and remote visitations. Executive Order 2020-41 is effective immediately and continues through May 6, 2020 at 11:59 pm. "It [...]
Covid 19
COVID 19 UPDATE As you are probably already aware Governor Whitmer has given Executive Order No. 2020-21, a.k.a. "Stay Home, Stay Safe". This order effects many "non-essential" businesses and workers, as it orders them to stay home. You can read more on what qualifies as "essential vs non-essential" here. Mid-American Title has been [...]
Cannabis Safe Harbor
Cannabis Safe Harbor Bill Making Traction Thursday, March 28th marked the date the House Financial Services Committee adopted the H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 on a 45-15 vote. This bill would warrant access to financial services for cannabis-related authentic businesses and service providers. You can read more [...]