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The
Mystery of Real Estate...
What is Title Insurance and Why Do I Need It? The home buying process is, by its very nature, a complex transaction which involves the exchange of a valuable asset in return for money. The buyer needs confirmation that the seller actually owns the property and has the right to sell it. That's where title insurance comes into play. Title Insurance is an important part of the real estate transaction since it insures you that all liens placed against the prior owners of the property, or documents that will restrict your use of the property, have been fully disclosed to you. The process of evaluating title
begins with a Preliminary Title Report. This report provides the
buyer with an opportunity to review any impediments that would prevent
obtaining clear title to the property.
Title Insurance insures owners that they are acquiring marketable title to the property. Unlike casualty insurance policies which insure against future events, title insurance is designed to eliminate risk or loss caused by title defects from past events. Title insurance provides coverage only for title problems that were in existence at the time the policy was issued. Issuing a title insurance policy is an extensive and exacting process. Title insurance companies work to eliminate risks by performing a painstaking search of the public records, or the title company’s own "plant", where public records, laws, and court decisions pertaining to the property and the parties to the escrow are maintained. This is done to determine the current recorded ownership, recorded liens or encumbrances, and other matters of record which could affect the title to the property. Once a title search is complete, the title company issues a Preliminary Title Report detailing the current status of title.
As your real estate representative, we will review the Preliminary Title Report as soon as it is issued, paying particular attention to the following items: |
What Exactly is Covered by Title Insurance?
Not all risks can be eliminated by a title search, since certain "hidden defects", such as forgeries, identity of persons, incapacity,
incompetence, and failure to comply with the law, cannot be disclosed by an examination of the public records. While the Preliminary Title Report is an offer to insure under certain circumstances, the Title Insurance Policy is a contract, providing coverage against such "hidden defects." Title Insurance CASH BACK Offer I believe in helping my clients by providing quality information that is easily accessible, full service to take care of all the details associated with buying or selling your home, and giving little extra that you can take to the bank. To help defray the cost of title insurance, let me make this proposal… Title Representatives Tim McChesney
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