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Chicago's Department of Housing Implements Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance

02/12/2025 - 12:48pm
In September of 2024, the Chicago City Council approved  the Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance. The ordinance increased the surcharge on demolition from $5,000 per unit and $15,000 per building...

New Chicago-Area Rates and Fees Effective Effective February 1, 2025

01/16/2025 - 7:46pm
Applies to Illinois Counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Advocus National Title Insurance Company announces new rates for transactions in the counties listed above....

New Wisconsin Rates and Rules Filing - November 2024

10/28/2024 - 1:01pm
Advocus filed new Rates and Rules for Wisconsin title insurance policies with the State of Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) on November 15, 2024. The revised Rates and Rules were...

FinCEN Renews and Expands Title Insurance Geographic Targeting Order through April 14, 2025

10/22/2024 - 2:43pm
Real Estate Transactions in Cook County, Illinois The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed and expanded its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) requiring title insurance companies to...

Change in Procedure for Waiving Extended Coverage on Standard Exception 1 - Obtain ALTA Statement

06/13/2024 - 11:30am
Advocus National Title Insurance Company no longer requires a survey to waive/insure over Standard Exception Number 1. Agents and staff need only obtain an ALTA Statement executed by both parties to...

FinCEN Renews and Expands Title Insurance Geographic Targeting Order through October 15, 2024

04/22/2024 - 11:44am
Real Estate Transactions in Cook County, Illinois The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed and expanded its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) requiring title insurance companies to...

New Chicago-Area Rates and Fees Effective January 15, 2024

01/04/2024 - 11:53am
Applies to Illinois Counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Advocus National Title Insurance Company announces new rates for transactions in the counties listed above....

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