You’ve heard about the drought for years. You’ve seen the “Water Wise” commercials on television and the electronic billboards on the freeway that read: “Drought. Save Water!” But, when the water companies start to fine you for inefficient or even wasteful water usage, that’s when...
Through many of our training classes, we’ve jotted down some questions from Realtors about the “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” (CFPB) and upcoming changes and have answered a few of them here. We hope you find this information useful! Stay tuned for more Q&A posts! Should the...
Pango Group executives are offering compliance training sessions with real estate agents, lenders, and other escrow companies throughout Southern California. Scott Akerley, Jeff Russell, and Joe Curtis have launched this initiative to educate the real estate and lending community on the new regulations coming up....
Pango Group, American Trust Escrow's parent company, has successfully completed a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagement No. 16 (SSAE 16) SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type I audit. The SOC 1 report audits the controls relevant to a service organization’s financial reporting systems. A SOC...
Prior to looking into the process of buying a home, the term "escrow" may be foreign to you. After you've been through it however, you quickly realize what an important part of the process escrow is and why prospective home buyers should learn more about...
In an effort to learn from mistakes from the past and safeguard for the future, the government is finally putting into an action a series of reforms and rules that would qualify lenders for residential mortgages. The measure also includes the creation of agencies such...
Every once in a while, a real estate agent will come across a property in which it seems the home will "sell itself." These are properties that are just so alluring to buyers that the home is snatched off the market almost as soon as...
Closing escrow on a new home is quite an accomplishment and one that takes an incredible amount of work, research and collaboration to get to. However, once those papers are signed and the keys are exchanged, the work isn't over. There are at least three...
On September 25, the real estate world received a shock when one of its own was kidnapped from a private home showing and found dead days later. In the wake of the terrible tragedy of the death of Beverly Carter, agents and brokers have been...
As difficult as it can be to attract new clients to your real estate business, it can be even more difficult to keep those clients. You can employ a variety of tactics to convince home buyers or sellers to use you as their agent in...
