Title & Escrow Information
Essential information about title insurance, escrow services, and related topics for real estate transactions.
Why Do You Need Title Insurance?
Title insurance is a crucial protection when purchasing property. Learn why you need it and how it protects your investment.
Understanding Title Insurance
A comprehensive guide to understanding what title insurance is, how it works, and why it differs from other types of insurance.
Understanding Preliminary Reports
Learn about preliminary title reports, what they contain, and why they are crucial in real estate transactions.
Title Insurance When Refinancing Your Loan
Understanding why you need new title insurance when refinancing your home loan and how it protects your lender.
Title Insurance Requirements for Insuring Trusts
Learn about the requirements for title insurance when property is held in a living trust and what documentation is needed.
Title Insurance - Where Does Your Dollar Go?
Understanding how title insurance premiums are used and why the cost structure differs from other types of insurance.
The Functions of an Escrow
Understanding the essential role of escrow in real estate transactions and how it protects all parties involved.
Statements of Information
Learn about Statements of Information, why they are needed, and how they help title companies distinguish between similar names in property records.
Required Reporting to the I.R.S.
Understanding the IRS reporting requirements for real estate transactions and what information must be provided.
Creative Financing
Learn about the implications of carrying back a second mortgage and why you need lender's title insurance when becoming a lender.