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Tuesday Title Tidbits

  We hope you’ve been following along with our “What Is Title Insurance?” video series. Today, we’re excited to share the third installment of this four-part series. Each video offers a brief overview, so for more detailed information, we encourage you to reach out to our title professionals. They’re happy to explain how title [...]

2026-01-20T13:02:43-05:00January 20th, 2026|Home Tips, Tricks, & Ideas, Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips, Title Insurance|
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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 [...]

2021-10-28T09:44:10-04:00October 28th, 2021|Industry News, Local News|
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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: [...]

2021-03-29T16:38:44-04:00March 29th, 2021|Local News|
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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. [...]

2021-02-01T14:11:42-05:00February 1st, 2021|Industry News, Local News|
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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, [...]

2020-05-06T08:52:58-04:00May 6th, 2020|Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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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 [...]

2020-04-09T12:57:12-04:00April 9th, 2020|Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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