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What is Title Insurance
Title insurance is an essential addition to your home purchase package. With title insurance, you can be protected against title defects, such as prior owner debt & liens that have been instituted prior to your home purchase.
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Differences Between Residential and Commercial Property Title Insurance
It’s easy to assume that residential and commercial property title insurance are the same, but that is not the case. The truth is the types of property involved in residential real estate transactions are very different from those involved in commercial real estate transactions, so the needs and purposes of title insurance are different as…
How Title Insurance Protects Homebuyers
For new homebuyers, title insurance can be a confusing topic. After all, with so many costs associated with buying and closing a home, you want to keep an eye on the bottom line and know what every cost covers. So when you see the cost of title insurance on your closing costs, you want to…
Closing Time: 6 Steps Every Homebuyer Should Expect
Editor’s Note: The following blog is adapted from an article originally published by American Land Title Association on Homeclosing101.org and is used here with permission. Your long home-buying journey is almost over. You found the home you love, the seller agreed to your offer and now it’s time for closing. Of course, there’s a…
How to Shop for a Mortgage
As someone looking to buy a home, you know how important it can be to shop for a mortgage. But the fact is most home buyers aren’t doing it. According to a survey of more than a thousand Americans, only a third said they always shop for the best loan rates, and 18 percent reported…