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Closings Go Curbside: How Proper Title is Making Closings Happen
The closing date represents the finish line for a real estate transaction. It’s a day when, traditionally, all parties involved join together at the closing table and complete the necessary paperwork before the buyer receives the keys to their new home. But what happens when you throw the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing into the mix?
Curbed Chicago
How the coronavirus is forcing Chicago real estate pros to think outside the box
From curbside closing to e-recorded deeds, the homebuying process looks a lot different these days.
Read More Here
Forbes Magazine
From Curb Service To Porch Signings, Title Companies Get Creative With Social Distancing Options For Closings
As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to turn the real estate market on its head, curbside and remote mortgage closings have become a logical extension of signing loan documents and distributing money at the office of a title company or escrow office. Title companies are adjusting to new protocols to ensure safe closings.
Chicago Agent Magazine
How title companies are hedging bets and keeping closings on track
Proper Title's, Kathy Kwak discusses with, Chicago Agent Magazine the pre-and post-COVID closing world.
Crain’s Chicago Business
Curbside closings are a thing now in real estate
In the first week of the new normal, title companies, agents and attorneys had to devise ways to complete home sales and try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Proper Title got creative, read more here, pdf or if you have a Crain’s subscription link here.