Here's
where to go today:
Note: all links are underlined
and in bold type
www.mismo.org
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance
Organization, founded by the Mortgage Bankers
Association of America, coordinates standards
for electronic tools used in real estate transactions.
This is primarily a subscriber-based "membership"
group, but the information created by MISMO
is circulated free through their website (and
on which MIMSO often requests public comment)
and provides an interesting and helpful look
at how standards in areas such as XML are being
developed.
www.nacrc.org
The National Association of County Recorders,
Election Officials and Clerks has created several
web sites to centralize information for its
members and the public related to the recording
industry, including the following site addressing
coordination of electronic recording tools and
transaction standards:
Land/Property
Records Interest Group
Map/Survey Plotters
Several readers have asked about software programs
to plot legal descriptions to verify surveys
or create maps and plats to use in development
transactions. The editor suggests several products
(thanks to certain contributors to DIRT):
Deed
Plotter (www.deedplot.com)
Mapdraw
Deed Plotter (www.informatik.com/mapdraw.html)
and Plat
Pronto (www.bwmuncy.com/software.htm)
Other products may be found at on this
web site www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/compmaps.html.
We also refer you to an interesting discussion
and links to the history of land descriptions,
land grants and conveyancing in the United States
(www.ultranet.com/~deeds/landref.htm)
Finding Lenders
Did you ever have difficulty finding that long-lost
lender or servicer to get a payoff for an old
mortgage? Ever wonder how to reach that lender
lost in the chain of title somewhere? What if
the institution is "failed"? If the title company
or lender you're working with is unable to find
them, try www.payoffassist.com
(initial trial period is free, and the annual
subscription is reasonably priced). Other useful
sites are www.mortgagemag.com
and www.qwestdex.com.
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