For many people, a home is the biggest thing they’ll ever buy. The last thing anyone wants is to encounter unexpected ownership issues after completing the purchase. This is where title insurance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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, ...

The turmoil in the residential real estate industry and the recent meltdown in the foreclosure process should have every prospective home buyer reexamining the often overlooked concept of title ...

Q: I purchased land in 2003 and obtained a title insurance policy from one of the most prominent title insurance companies in the country. Additional title searches and policies were issued when I ...

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 ...

The title acceptance pilot waives the need for a lender's title insurance policy on some refinance mortgages. This could lower closing costs for eligible borrowers by anywhere from $300 to $1,500.

Title insurance is optional, but worth considering. It may help protect you from financial loss if issues arise with a property’s title. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

When purchasing property, every penny counts, especially with the high cost of housing. It is only natural to question all the miscellaneous fees attached to the process. However, title insurance is ...

In a victory for all insureds who have title insurance policies, and possibly a victory for insureds under other real property related insurance policies, the California Court of Appeal in Tait v.