Hurricane-prone Port St. Lucie, FL, experienced one of the largest increases in escrow share over the five-year period.

A new survey from LERETA, a national provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers, reveals persistent gaps in mortgage borrowers’ understanding of escrow accounts — even as ...

An escrow account is a secure holding area for money and documents during a real estate transaction. It protects buyers, sellers, and lenders by ensuring no funds or titles change hands until all ...

If you want to make your home purchase just a little more affordable, focus on the transaction costs. You may not be able to do much about the home price because you and the seller must come to a ...

The new Realtor.com report found escrow costs now account for 38% of total mortgage payments in Florida, a 70% increase over ...