Title insurance offers protection from problems with a property’s title, including liens, ownership disputes and encroachments. There are two types: a mandatory lender’s policy, whose cost is based on ...

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An uneven real estate cycle, rising fraud and faster transaction timelines are reshaping how underwriters assess defects and ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

Representatives of the title insurance industry called the Biden administration’s pilot program waiving some land title requirements, “bad politics, bad process and bad policy.” Unveiled last Thursday ...

Ian M. Livaich, left, and Megan E. Moyer, right, of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. Most people have title insurance on their property but some may be unfamiliar with the concept, protections or ...

When attorney Mark Rutzick sold his home in Fairfax, Va., and bought a new one in nearby Oakton, he made what many might consider a risky move: He turned down title insurance. While lenders require ...

Townsend Title Insurance Agency, which has provided title insurance services in southwest Florida since 2008, becomes part of ...