Real Estate
Buying a Home
For most people, buying a home is the largest and most significant financial commitment they will make. Despite that, increasingly these transactions are handled by non-attorneys. Today, many real estate transactions are handled by title agents whose primary loyalty is often to the referring realtor or financial institution.
A non-attorney representing you in a home purchase does not have the authority to represent you in the event of a legal dispute during the transaction. If a Buyer has a disagreement with a Seller, during or prior to settlement, the settlement agent, unless he or she is your attorney, cannot represent you or advocate for you.
My Experience
I have 48 years of experience in real estate transactions. Unlike many settlement agents, I gained experience by actually doing title searches. I have searched hundreds upon hundreds of titles. I have experience ranging from clearing title, drafting deeds, satisfying liens, and creating and perfecting security instruments.
Real estate transactions often carry with them complications which require expertise and understanding. My office will facilitate your real estate transaction and represent your interest whether you are the buyer or seller.
Use an Attorney
In any home purchase transaction, you have the absolute right to be represented by an attorney of your choosing. In almost every situation, I can represent a home buyer at no additional cost, giving the buyer all of the protections of having an attorney looking out for his/her interests, for no additional money.
No Additional Cost
How can the purchaser of a home be represented by an attorney of his or her choosing at no additional cost? Because I facilitate the issuance of title insurance. I handle the title search, settlement, and issuance of title insurance at or about the same regulated rates as all title agencies in Pennsylvania.
In fact, in most cases, you pay less to be represented by my office because I normally do not impose nuisance charges such as notary fees, document downloading fees, transaction fees, and other such charges.
Title Insurance / Settlements
My office will provide the required title insurance and hold your settlement. This brings tremendous value to the clients since they benefit from an attorney holding their settlement and looking out for their best interest.