Fraud Prevention Measures We Use to Protect Your Investment
Real estate closings seem straightforward. You enter a contract, funds are exchanged, and you sign at the closing table. But behind the scenes these transactions are a frequent target for fraud. The threat of fraud is not hypothetical. Every closing attorney has seen attempts involving fake sellers or attempts at misdirecting funds through email. As these schemes become […]
Homestead Exemption Applications Due April 1
If you bought a home in Georgia and it’s your primary residence, there’s an important deadline coming up: April 1. That’s the deadline to apply for a homestead exemption for the current tax year. We sometimes get questions from new homeowners asking whether the homestead exemption was handled as part of the closing—and it was […]
