June 28, 2024

Who Owes a Fiduciary Duty in Real Estate and What Does That Mean for Your Transaction?

When navigating the complexities of a real estate transaction, it’s crucial to understand the concept of fiduciary duty and who owes it to you. A fiduciary duty is a legal obligation that requires certain parties to act in the best interests of others. In real estate, this duty ensures that agents, brokers, and other professionals […]

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Hurricane Insurance: Cost, Coverage, and Claims

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Hurricanes pose a significant threat to homeowners, especially those in coastal regions. Hurricane insurance is essential to protect your property from the devastating impacts of these natural disasters. Understanding hurricane insurance’s cost, coverage, and claims process can help homeowners make informed decisions and ensure they have adequate protection. Cost of Hurricane Insurance The cost of

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This is to give you notice that Sonic Loans Inc., Sonic Title Agency LLC, and Sonic Realty LLC have a business relationship. The nature of the relationship between the Referring Party and the provider(s), including percentage of ownership interest, if applicable, is: Sonic Loans Inc., Sonic Title Agency LLC, and Sonic Realty LLC are all 100% owned by the same party. Because of this relationship, this referral may provide any of the above parties with financial or other benefit.

A. Set forth below is the estimated charge or range of charges for the settlement services listed. You are NOT required to use the listed provider(s) as a condition for settlement of your loan on, or purchase, sale, or refinance of, the subject property.

THERE ARE FREQUENTLY OTHER SETTLEMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS AVAILABLE WITH SIMILAR SERVICES. YOU ARE FREE TO SHOP AROUND TO DETERMINE THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING THE BEST SERVICES AND THE BEST RATE FOR THESE SERVICES.

Provider and Settlement Service	Charge or Range of Charges
Sonic Realty LLC	1%-6% of purchase price
Sonic Title Agency, LLC	Title Insurance Policy: $950 - $1706 on a $250,000 property. (Rates vary and are dependent on the state, selling price, and loan amount on the property.) Title Search Fee: $250 - $325 (where applicable) Closing Fee: $450 - $650
Sonic Loans Inc. This company provides various real estate mortgage loan origination activities either as a third-party originator or a mortgage broker, including loan pre-qualification, competitive bid process (when providing third-party origination services), loan origination, loan pre-approval, loan structuring, processing, and closing.	Loan Origination Charge: 0-3 % of loan amount (may include 3^rd party fees) Loan Discount Fee/points: 0.5%-6% of loan amount. Application/Processing Fee: $0.00 - $875.00 Flood and tax service: $0.00 - $95.00 Underwriting Fee: $0.00 - $1295.00 Document Review Fee: $0.00 - $400.00 Appraisal Fee: $0.00 - $850.00 Credit Report Fee: $0.00 - $135.00 Actual charges may vary according to the particular lender selected, the particular services provided, and the underlying transaction, borrower selections, etc. Some or all of these fees may be charged by third parties and/or the Member Mortgage Lender/Mortgage Broker. The Member Lenders and Mortgage Brokers have agreed to pay a fee ranging from 0.5% to 2.75% of the loan amount to Sonic Loans in connection with a range of loan origination services provided by Sonic Loans to the Member Lender/Mortgage Broker. The fees are paid either directly to Sonic Loans by the Member Lender/Mortgage Broker or billed directly to you at closing.

B. Set forth below is the estimated charge or range of charges for the settlement services of an attorney, credit reportingagency, or real estate appraiser that we, as your lender, will require you to use, as a condition of your loan on this property, to represent our interests in the transaction.

Sonic Loans Inc. provides mortgage lender/broker services. Sonic Realty LLC provides real estate brokerage services. Sonic Title Agency LLC provides title insurance and settlement services.

Provider and Settlement Service	Charge or Range of Charges
Appraisal Fee	$0-$800
Credit Report Fee	$63-$125

Actual charges may vary depending on the lender and loan program selected which can be found on your loan estimate.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I/we have read this disclosure form and understand that Sonic Loans Inc., Sonic Realty, LLC, or Sonic Title Agency LLC are referring me/us to purchase the above-described settlement service(s) and may receive a financial or other benefit as the result of this referral.