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What Virtual Closing Actually Changed

By Zachary Soccio-Marandola · Jul 3, 2026 · View online →

Reading Time: 4 minutes

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Key Takeaway
Technology hasn't just removed the trips to the office during closing — it's removed geography as a constraint, opening up more options for legal representation for your clients.

The closing

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