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New requirements for security deeds starting July 1st, 2023!

New Recording Requirements for Georgia Security Deeds - Origin Title & Escrow, Inc. Georgia House Bill 974 (updating OCGA §44-14-63) passed and will go into effect July 1, 2023. Lenders may need to adjust their closing documents to make sure all the required information is listed on the first page of the security deed. (Security deeds are commonly referred to as mortgages). Some....

If you bought a house this year, especially if you do not have a mortgage, check for the property tax bill. Most county tax commissioners in Georgia post the bills online. The tax bills often get mailed to the previous owner and you don’t want to have a delinquent property tax bill.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/04/mortgage-rates-sink-below-5-percent-first-time-four-months/

Mortgage rates sink below 5 percent for the first time in four months Fears of a recession have caused the 30-year fixed rate average to reverse course. It fell to 4.99 percent this week.