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Western Resources Title does not necessarily endorse or have any association with these companies or organizations, but provides links to them for your convenience.- Borrowing Money
- Consumer Education
- Credit Information
- Financial News and Info
- Government Resources
- Hispanic Sites
- Home Inspections
- Legal Resources
- Money Management
- Mortgage and Loan Info
- Moving Resources
- Real Estate Reference
- Schools and Education
- Southern California County Websites
- Tax Info and Resources
- Title Insurance
Borrowing Money
- Lending Club - loan shopping, borrowing strategies and money management
- Debt Counselors - Consumer assistance to get out of debt
Consumer Education
- Consumer Action - consumer education and advocacy - site is in English and Spanish
- Consumer Reports - an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization.
- Consumer Review - product reviews and ratings written by consumers
Credit Information
- Equifax - provider of credit information
- Experian - provider of credit information
- Trans Union - source of credit information, offers risk and portfolio-management services
Financial News and Info
- Bloomberg Investment - provides news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets.
- CNN Financial Network - coverage of world business news and financial markets
- Forbes - real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle
Government Resources
- Do Not Call Registry
- Megan's Law
- Census Bureau
- Avoiding Foreclosure Resources
- California Consumer Mortgage Info
- California Consumer Mortgage Info (Spanish version)
- US Postal Service - Bulk Mail info
Hispanic Sites
- California Department of Real Estate Información en Español
- Fannie Mae Hogar español que Compra las Guías - (www.fanniemae.com )
- Glosario de bienes raíces - Real Estate Glossary
- Google En Español
- Hispanic Publishing Group
- Hispanic Real Estate
- Hispanic Real Estate Agents
- National Assoc of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Español Publicaciones
- Yahoo! En Español
Home Inspections
- ASHI - National professional organization of home inspectors in the US and Canada
- CSLB - Contractors State License Board licenses and regulates contractors
- Code Check - guide to the most commonly cited code violations for one and two family dwellings.
- Pest World - Why you need to inspect a home for termites before buying or selling
Legal Resources
- Attorney Directory - Search for an attorney based on location & practice
- Better Business Bureau - BBB report can help you determine if a company has a good record
- Consumer Law Page - A "know your rights" consumer law resources site
- Find an Attorney - Categories of lawyers across the US and around the world
- FindLaw - provides access to a comprehensive and fast-growing online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses
- LegalZoom.com - do-it-yourself legal resources for consumers
- LectLaw - material on problems and questions consumers run into
- Legal Survival - extensive information on consumer, debtor/creditor, divorce/family, traffic, e-commerce, elder, estate planning, health care, immigration,landlord/tenant, municipal, personal injury, real estate, small business and tax law
Money Management
- Hoover's - money management, career development, news, and business travel
- Kiplinger News - personal finance and business forecasting guidance
- Quicken - organize and track your finances
- Yahoo Finance - tools and calculators for your financial future
Mortgage and Loan Info
- Fannie Mae - financial services make it possible for low, moderate, and middle-income families to buy homes
- Freddie Mac - corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing.
- Mortgage News Daily - Latest news in the mortgage industry
Moving Resources
- Orange County Voter Registration - Change of address.
- DMV - Change of address.
- IRS - Change of address.
- U.S. Postal Service - Change of address.
Real Estate Reference
- California Land Title Association
- Dept. of Real Estate
- California Association of Realtors
- National Association of REALTORS
- Real Estate Library
- School Reports and Information
- Winforms
- DRE License Renewal Info
- Allied Real Estate School
- RIAOC
Schools and Education
- Orange County Schools
- Anaheim City | View Map
- Anaheim Union High
- Brea-Olinda Unified | View Map
- Buena Park
- Capistrano Unified
- Centralia | View Map
- Cypress | View Map
- Fountain Valley
- Fullerton
- Fullerton Joint Union High
- Garden Grove Unified
- Huntington Beach City
- Huntington Beach Union High
- Irvine Unified | View Map (powered by Google)
- Laguna Beach Unified | View Map
- La Habra City | View Map
- Los Alamitos Unified
- Lowell Joint
- Magnolia
- Newport-Mesa Unified | View Map
- Ocean View | View Map
- Orange Unified |
- Placentia-Yorba Linda | View Map
- Saddleback Valley Unified | View Map
- Santa Ana Unified |
- Savanna | View Map
- Tustin Unified | View Map
- Westminster
- Riverside County School Info
- Los Angeles School Info
- San Diego School Info
- San Bernardino School Info
- eSchool Profile - Providing quality school information online
- Great Schools - The premier online guide to K-12 schools
- McCormack's - Newcomer-relocation-school guides to metro California
- CA School Test Scores
- US Department of Education - Promoting education excellence for all Americans
Southern California County Websites
- Recorder -LA County
- Recorder -OC County
- Recorder -RV County
- Recorder -SB County
- Recorder -SD County
- Tax Assessor -LA County
- Tax Assessor -OC County
- Tax Assessor -RV County
- Tax Assessor -SB County
- Tax Assessor -SD County
- Los Angeles County Website
- Los Angeles County Cities
- Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce
- Orange County Website
- Orange County Cities
- Riverside County Website
- Riverside County Cities
- Riverside County Chambers of Commerce
- San Bernardino County Website
- San Bernardino County Cities
- San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce
- San Diego County Website
- Ventura County Website
Tax Info and Resources
- Taxpayer Relief Act - Explanation of 1997 law and it's imlications
- 1031 Exchange Made Simple - Use a 1031 exchange to defer payment of capital gains taxes
Title Insurance
- American Land Title - ALTA represents the interests of the land title industry on a national level
- The Title Report - Market information for the Title Industry
- California Land Title Association - Representing the entire title industry for California
