Entries by Best Homes Title

Neil Sherman at FSC 2017

MReport Online Editor Brianna Gilpin speaks with Neil Sherman, Managing Partner at Schneiderman & Sherman, to discuss getting involved and staying relevant in the mortgage industry by keeping abreast of the latest news and being involved in networking groups.

Warnings of Wire Fraud & What to Do

How Wire Fraud Starts Criminals begin the wire fraud process way before the attempted theft occurs. Most often, they begin with a common social engineering technique called phishing. This can take the form of email messages, website forms or phone calls to fraudulently obtain private information. Through seemingly innocuous communication, criminals trick users into inputting […]

The Faces of Title Work – Best Homes Title Agency

FACES OF DETROIT 2015 SPECIAL SECTION NEIL SHERMAN & PETER SCHNEIDERMAN – BEST HOMES TITLE AGENCY 23938 RESEARCH DR., STE. 100, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335 | 248-286-3800 | WWW.BESTHOMESTITLE.COM Best Homes Title Agency LLC is a full-service title company offering a wide range of residential and commercial title and escrow services. Established in 2006 with […]

Best Homes Title Expands to Rochester Hills

For Release: June 1, 2015 Contact: Neil Sherman, 248-286-3800 BEST HOMES TITLE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE ROCHESTER HILLS AGENCY IN ITS MICHIGAN GROWTH STRATEGY New acquisition drives firm’s focus on offering the best in terms of in-person access as well as the latest in technology FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (June 1, 2015) – In its effort to become […]

4th Quarter Commercial Corner-The Recording and Perfecting of a Lost Mortgage by Affidavit

While the recording of Lost Document or Lost Mortgage Affidavits has been a long standing practice, when such an original document appears to have been lost between execution and the intended recording, Case Law and Bankruptcy Trustee challenges have left a lack of clarity as to the validity, enforceability and priority of such Affidavits.  But, […]

Know Before You Owe

In our last issue we mentioned the Dodd Frank Act and the resulting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  In the CFPB’s efforts to provide easier-to-use mortgage disclosure forms, improve consumer’s understanding  and ability to shop for mortgages, and to prevent surprises at the closing table, the CFPB has created its Know Before You Owe program, […]

3rd Quarter Commercial Corner

Third Party Sheriff’s Sale Purchaser Opportunity to Secure During Redemption Of possible interest to Third Party Sheriff’s Sale Purchasers (or prospective purchasers), seeking to protect and secure their purchased property, in January of this year, MCL 600.3240(13) became effective, which allows a sheriff’s sale purchaser to inspect the interior of the foreclosed property during the […]

2nd Quarter Commercial Corner

Endorsements, which add or modify the coverage provided by a title policy, have become more uniform over the years, being sanctioned by the American Land Title Association. Endorsements that were once created and filed locally in Michigan have given way to nationally standardized language.  As such, they are periodically reviewed and occasionally revised by the […]