Melrose Title Company https://melrosetitleco.com/ Title Company Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:48:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 FinCEN Reporting Changes | March 2026 https://melrosetitleco.com/fincen-reporting-changes-march-2026/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:35:47 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1373 Recent changes to FinCEN’s real estate reporting requirements have important implications for real estate professionals, and understanding them is critical in today’s regulatory environment. CLICK HERE FOR LATEST FINCEN FAQs Tune in as Melrose Title Attorney & CEO LuAnn Hileman Crass provides timely info in a recorded session (from 2/2/26) designed to help REALTORS® [...]

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]]> Melrose Title Company Names Erica McClure as Partner https://melrosetitleco.com/melrose-title-company-names-erica-mcclure-as-partner/ Mon, 05 May 2025 18:42:26 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1337 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — May 5, 2025 – Melrose Title Company is proud to announce that Erica L. McClure, Esq., has been named a Partner of the company. Erica currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer, providing legal guidance across all aspects of title work and managing commercial real estate transactions. Since joining Melrose [...]

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]]> What is FIRPTA and Why Does It Matter In Real Estate Transactions? https://melrosetitleco.com/what-is-firpta-and-why-does-it-matter-in-real-estate-transactions/ Mon, 13 May 2024 14:49:00 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1261 Understanding FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act) is crucial for both foreign sellers and buyers involved in U.S. real estate transactions. The following blog post serves as a comprehensive guide to navigating FIRPTA and its implications. FIRPTA, enacted in 1980, mandates a withholding tax on foreign persons selling or exchanging U.S. real property interests. [...]

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]]> White House Touts Title Insurance Waiver Program as Promise of Savings But Program Doesn’t Help First-Time Homebuyers or Low-Income Households https://melrosetitleco.com/white-house-touts-title-insurance-waiver-program-as-promise-of-savings-but-program-doesnt-help-first-time-homebuyers-or-low-income-households/ Mon, 06 May 2024 21:40:35 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1252 Washington, DC, March 8, 2024 — Last night, during the State of the Union address, President Biden announced that the administration was moving forward with a previously rejected pilot program that would waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinances. This misguided effort should only be seen as a purely political gesture that offers [...]

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]]> ALTA Says White House Attack on Title Insurance Offers False Promise of Savings https://melrosetitleco.com/alta-says-white-house-attack-on-title-insurance-offers-false-promise-of-savings/ Mon, 06 May 2024 21:39:31 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1250 Washington, DC, March 7, 2024 — The announcement made today by the Biden Administration approving a pilot program to waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinances in an effort to reduce closing costs for homeowners is a purely political gesture offering a false promise of savings for homeowners while exposing consumers, lenders, and [...]

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]]> FREE Title App – Access 24/7 from Anywhere! https://melrosetitleco.com/free-title-app-access-24-7-from-anywhere/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 13:02:50 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=981 The post FREE Title App – Access 24/7 from Anywhere! appeared first on Melrose Title Company.

]]> 5 Tips to a Successful Closing https://melrosetitleco.com/5-tips-to-a-successful-closing/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:41:05 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=985 It takes more than luck to have a successful real estate closing. These are our top 5 tips for making your next closing go smoothly. Money, Money, Money, Money - Make buyers aware that funds brought to closing must be in the form of a wire or cashier's check. Title companies cannot accept personal checks. [...]

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]]> Melrose Title Company Announces New Partner https://melrosetitleco.com/melrose-title-company-announces-new-partner/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:56:47 +0000 https://melrosetitleco.com/?p=1087 June 21, 2021 -- Knoxville, Tenn. - Melrose Title Company, LLC, is pleased to announce the elevation of LuAnn Hileman Crass to the role of Partner. Crass, who had previously served as in-house Attorney and Vice President of Operations, assumed her new role June 1, 2021. “My fellow partners and I are thrilled to have [...]

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]]> Title 101: What You Need to Know About 1031 Exchange Process https://melrosetitleco.com/title-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-1031-exchange-process/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 09:52:33 +0000 http://melrosetitleco.com/?p=766 Whenever you sell business or investment property and have a gain, you generally have to pay tax on the gain at the time of sale. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 provides an exception and allows you to postpone paying tax on the gain if you reinvest the proceeds in similar property as part of [...]

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]]> Title Insurance 101: All Inclusive vs Out of County Rates https://melrosetitleco.com/title-insurance-101-all-inclusive-vs-out-of-county-rates/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:29:49 +0000 http://melrosetitleco.com/?p=759 We have found there to be some confusion about this topic, so we figured it might be a good time to share some info on our Melrose blog. Tennessee title insurance premiums and costs can vary depending on the county. This is related to whether or not a particular county is classified as all-inclusive or [...]

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