April 24, 2008

Tips & Trends

From Rory S. Coakley on some of the latest real estate news and happenings.

Is the Game's Economy as bad as we think it is?

For the golf industry, subprime may not mean subpar. The great golfing boom of the 1990's is a thing of the past, but the industry has held up surprisingly well in the turbulent post-September 11 era. The American economy weathered the shock of the attack relatively well, and the much-touted collapse of the leisure industries such as golf never materialized... >> CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.


Real Estate Vocabulary Builder:
Prepayment penalty

The charge payable under the terms of a loan agreement to a lender by a borrower if the outstanding principal balance of the loan is paid off prior to its maturity.


Preliminary title report
A report used as a basis for title insurance on the quality of the title which searches the public land records to determine the extent to which someone has legal interest in a parcel and also for encumbrances and liens or any other items of record that might affect ownership.



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Rory S. Coakley
Coakley Realty, Inc.
20 Courthouse Square - Suite 106
Rockville, MD 20850