I have used several title companies and have the following requirements:  1) easy to work with, 2) make me a priority and move the process efficiently, 3) good communication, 4) competitive fees, and 5) mobile close service.If you are military or have someone in the direct family who is/was you might consider One Nation Title (formerly First Republic). 

According to an article that I was just reading on the National Association of Realtors site, "home buyers have purchased detached single-family homes more than any other type of home in the last 35 years.

Your best opportunity will be a local (ie not a national) bank who will service their own loans (aka that's a portfolio lender).

Recourse lenders are typically your local, regional, national, and community banks.  

Hi Steven, if you are still looking, the National Creditors Bar Association (NARCA) has a law firm directory search.

After serving our nation in the USAF, I started a career in Real Estate.  

Home of the worlds largest marine base and Joshua Tree National Park.

I'm now licensed, and am extremely wary of even accepting offers from agents in that national firm... 

USA Today , New York Times, local newspaper, local real estate agent, local business magazines and a few national real estate websites

Good news for investors is that the demand for housing will come along with them, and so rents will continue to rise as Sacramento becomes one of the top rental markets in the nation.