Category Archives: Property Info – Customer Service

What is a Plat? And what should I know as a home buyer?

A plat is another name for a subdivision. For example, Fircrest is a well known city of about 6,000 near Tacoma. Residents know that Fircrest is not just one neighborhood, but a combination of many unique, smaller communities. And usually, these neighborhoods are named from a subdivision, or plat, that defines the land within a…

6 Tips for Reading Plat Maps

Each day, most real estate professionals access ‘Plat Maps.’ The need for these maps varies for each property, and each circumstance.  In Ticor’s effort to make things easy for clients, we thought you could use some ‘Pointers’ about working with Plat Maps! 6 Tips for Reading Plat Maps: 1.  Access -  Access is simply how…

Property Information on demand saves the day

Having the right property information at the right time can sometimes make or break a sale.  At Ticor, we live and breathe property information.  It’s our job to examine every parcel in the Puget Sound area that we insure to know how it’s described, who has a claim to it, and how it may be…

Delegate These 5 Tasks & Save Time With Every Real Estate Transaction

Ticor’s customer service / property research team is well known in the Puget Sound area for their depth of knowledge and high level of service to local Real Estate professionals. They are the best of the best when it comes to providing property information with a smile.  And while our customer service team is doing…