Counsellors Receives Award

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March 19th, 2020

Title Wise

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We are very pleased to announce that Counsellors Title Agency has received for the third year in a row, the Premier Agent Award from Old Republic Title. Our success reflects the kind of professional commitment that keeps our clients coming back. And so we want to say thank you to all of our friends and clients for whom we strive to deliver the very best title and settlement services in the State of New Jersey.

Please feel free to email me at ralph@counsellorstitle.com

if you have any questions or would like to follow up on any of this edition's articles.

Ralph Aponte

732.914.1400

Counsellors Title Receives Premier Agent Award from Old Republic

"Premier Agent" Award from Old Republic Title is a designation that identifies agents and agencies for their outstanding work and production.

Counsellors Title Agency, Inc., and Ralph Aponte have been recognized by Old Republic Title with its highest honor, the Premier Agent Award for 2019.

This is the third year in a row that the agency has received the designation.

The agency has been on a very strong growth trajectory, especially over the last three years, opening up new offices in Monmouth, Morris and Union Counties.

In addition to its new office locations, Counsellors Title has entered its 25th year of operation, which is marked by processing over $11 billion and over 34,000 orders.

Since its founding in 1996, the team of Counsellors Title Agency professionals has dedicated itself to delivering the highest level of professional title insurance and closing services within the industry.

"This marks an important threshold of our agency's achievement. Many of our team members have been here for over a decade, some two. Awards such as the Premier Agent Award is the culmination of the effort of many people who exceed expectations on a daily basis," stated Ralph Aponte, President of Counsellors Title Agency, Inc. "As we enter our 25th year since our founding, Counsellors Title will continue to achieve even higher levels of service and value for the real estate professionals who make New Jersey a strong and wonderful place to live and work."

Counsellors Title Agency continues to offer to Realtors, lenders, and customers real estate title services they have come to depend upon. As an independent agent of Old Republic Title, they benefit from the strength that Old Republic offers as one of the nation's largest title insurance underwriters.

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Monmouth County Tax Bills

Average Tax Bills For Monmouth County Towns

Rumson Borough, $21,025 -2.05%
Deal Borough, $18,057 -9.24%
Fair Haven Borough, $15,376 -2.19%
Allenhurst Borough, $15,265 -5.70%
Colts Neck Township, $14,986 0.90%
Holmdel Township, $13,707 -1.70%
Little Silver Borough, $13,592 -2.31%
Sea Girt Borough, $13,218 -2.36%
Spring Lake Borough, $12,825 -1.70%
Shrewsbury Borough, $12,014 -1.08%
Millstone Township, $11,822 -3.07%
Upper Freehold Township, $11,719 -1.94%
Loch Arbour Village, $11,671 5.10%
Brielle Borough, $11,574 -0.54%
Marlboro Township, $11,186 -1.73%

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CoreLogic Fast Stats

Q4 Homeowner Equity

CoreLogic analysis shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63% of all properties) have seen their equity increase by a total of nearly $489 billion since the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 5.4%, year over year.

Negative Equity Falls
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the total number of mortgaged residential properties with negative equity decreased by 4.8% from the third quarter 2019 to 1.9 million homes, or 3.5% of all mortgaged properties. On a year-over-year basis, negative equity fell by 15% from 2.2 million homes, or 4.2% of all mortgaged properties, in the fourth quarter of 2018.

National Aggregate Value of Negative Equity: Q4 2019
The national aggregate value of negative equity was approximately $283 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019. This is down quarter over quarter by approximately $19.6 billion, or 6.6%, from $302.6 billion in Q3 of 2019.

Negative equity peaked at 26% of mortgaged residential properties in the fourth quarter of 2009, based on the CoreLogic equity data analysis, which began in the third quarter of 2009.

National Homeowner Equity
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the average homeowner gained approximately $7,300 in equity during the past year. Idaho had the highest year-over-year average increase at $18,700.

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A.S.A.P. Attorney Settlement Assistance Program

Our real estate secretarial services are able to assist you in every

aspect of the sale, purchase, refinance or loan closing process. We will directly communicate with all the parties involved in the transaction and coordinate and obtain all the items necessary to bring the matter to closing.

Our ASAP services can be individually customized to fit your needs. These services include:

Documentation Preparation
Disbursement of Funds
Attendance at Closing
HUD Preparation or
Post-Closing Matters

Our Commitment to Excellence

Counsellors Title Agency wants to thank you for the opportunity to work with you and your clients to grow your business. Please feel free to click the link above or here to leave us a review on Google. We appreciate your business.

Careers @ Counsellors

Sales: Leading NJ title insurance agency seeks experienced licensed salespersons to help expand its market share throughout the entire state. Benefits include health insurance, 401k with an employer match, flexible spending account, expense account, & marketing support. Send resumes by fax: 732-914-8898 or ralph@counsellorstitle.com

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Free Online Title Insurance Calculator

Counsellors Title Agency announced its updated Title Calculator for New Jersey home purchases & refinances at: Title Calculator

Loan officers, real estate agents and home buyers can find out how

much title insurance will cost for purchases made in New Jersey.

Easy-To-Use Functionality
This online tool includes many of the endorsements involved in calculating the cost of a title policy in New Jersey. CTA's Title Calculator is a great tool for real estate salespersons, loan officers, attorneys and those who are buying or refinancing their home.

It calculates the cost of title insurance based upon the purchase price of the home, the loan amount, and the various endorsements that can accompany the loan. The calculator provides the user the scalability of selecting the various endorsements involved in the transaction.

Counsellors Title Closing Services for Attorneys

Counsellors Title provides its Attorney Settlement Assistance Program [ASAP] with the real estate attorney in mind.

The Counsellors ASAP program offers secretarial services to assist in the process of a sale, purchase, refinance or loan closing.

Counsellors will even communicate directly with all the parties involved in the transaction to coordinate and obtain all the items necessary to assist in the close.

ASAP includes:

Documentation Preparation
Disbursement of Funds
Attendance at Closing
HUD Preparation or
Post-Closing Matters

For more information about the attorney services provided by Counsellors Title call our home office: 732.914.1400 or email us at info@counsellorstitle.com.