What Is Title Insurance and Why Am I Paying For It?

What is title insurance and why am I paying for it?  This is a question that is asked a lot at the closing table.  The easiest way to explain why you might need title insurance is to give you an example of what CAN happen.   
Let’s take a look at Jane and Jason (fictional).  They’ve lived [...]

How Title Insurance Works on Foreclosed Properties.

There is a lot of media attention lately to purchasing foreclosed properties.  This can be a great way of purchasing more home for your money.  From a title insurance viewpoint, this transaction is only slightly more complicated.   

As a title company, we always insure to buyers and sellers that there are no outstanding liens on [...]