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The first Veteran and Black-owned Escrow and Title company in the Northwest.
Portland, OR - May 1, 2019 – VANPORT ESCROW & TITLE COMPANY, INC., is a full-service escrow and title company focused on providing title and closing services for residential, commercial, builder/developer, investor, municipal and lending needs, trustee sales,...
6 Stunning Facts About The Historic City of Vanport
How much do you know about the historic city of Vanport? Maybe you vaguely remember hearing about it in a passing conversation or perhaps you covered it a bit in school. If you’re like the average Oregonian, you probably don’t know much - if anything - about this...
How Vanport Helped to Integrate the City of Portland and the Entire State of Oregon
The historic city of Vanport was a splash in the vast expanse of Oregon history whose ripples are still being felt today, although the initial catalyst has been largely forgotten. When the tragic flood of 1948 washed away the entire city, its connection to the current...
What’s the Difference Between Escrow & Title Services
Escrow and title - these two terms have been the sources of endless head-scratching among home buyers and sellers. Just when you thought the real estate industry couldn’t get any more complicated, these puzzling words are thrown your way. What do they mean and how do...
What Are VA Home Loans?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/zxvb41phwg?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What Are VA Loans? As the video says, the name is misleading - they’re not loans FROM the VA. The VA - short for “US...
What Are The Major Types Of VA Loans?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/uauq7zs1cd?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What Are The Major Types Of VA Loans? Major Veterans Affairs loan programs described in this video include: 1) Purchase...
What Is A Certificate of Eligibility, or COE?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/idzsgyqi9c?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What Is A Certificate of Eligibility, or COE? The COE is the key document that verifies to lenders that someone is eligible for a VA-backed loan. Servicemembers,...
What Is A Rate Lock?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/py4nv3q3rx?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Mortgage rates change constantly through an unpredictable combination of government policies and economic conditions. This video explains the common term 'rate...
What Is A Qualified Mortgage?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/zzp86y4am6?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 As this video explains, Federal laws put into effect in 2014 and supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau define lending practices...
What Does Ability To Repay Mean?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/l0rg5ptgsh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What are the “Ability to repay” rules about? In a nutshell, as this video shows, new laws require lenders to make a good-faith assessment of a...
