Title insurance offers protection from problems with a property’s title, including liens, ownership disputes and encroachments. There are two types: a mandatory lender’s policy, whose cost is based on ...

Many new mortgage professionals and homebuyers often ask, "Is title insurance really necessary?" In fact, to many, title insurance is a vague and oft misunderstood concept essential to the real estate ...

Title insurance can protect buyers from potential property defects and financial loss at the time of the sale and over the course of ownership. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Each week, the Silicon ...

Q: We are buying our first home and are stretching our savings to pay for the down payment and closing costs, not to mention the moving expenses. Our lender sent us our closing cost estimate, which ...

Title insurance is often one of the least understood costs at closing, and for budget-conscious buyers, it can look like an easy place to cut corners. After all, if the title search came back clean, ...

A home is usually the largest single investment any of us will ever make. Whether purchasing with cash or financing with a mortgage, title insurance is an important part of the process. For New Mexico ...

Kurt Johnson, Sales Executive at Fidelity National Title & Escrow, joined Kay Mukaigawa to break down an often overlooked—but essential—part of real estate: title insurance. What is Title Insurance?

Last month, the Biden Administration announced the revival of a previously abandoned pilot program that would waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain home refinances – part of a ...

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