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Title insurance protects home investment

Buying a home may be the largest investment you make in your life. So before you close, you need to know that nobody else can claim the property.

title company ensures that your new home doesn’t carry expensive encumbrances and other legal obstacles.

You pay the title company a single premium which includes the cost of verifying clear title and covers you in case some fault is later discovered in the title.

The title company performs an extensive search on the title history of the property. Through its research, the title insurance company can almost always identify any title problems and have these problems cleared-up prior to closing.

Because Real Estate Law is so complicated, you need an expert to make sure that all previous transactions have been correct, so you don’t end up with legal problems or a problem with the title to your property. Your title insurance owner’s policy will describe the property and outline any recorded limitations on your ownership. It will also set forth the title company’s responsibilities should any claim covered by the policy terms arise. Title insurance usually covers:

  • Contested title — This usually happens when someone who owned or even lived in the home before you claims to still hold an interest. In this case, the title company will defend the title and will cost you nothing.
  • Defective title — “Defective title” covers any number of problems with the title to your home. It can even include a “contested title”. Other examples of title defects include problems with legal access to the property, easements that make the property less usable, unusable, or unsaleable. Any number of other complicated problems define “Defective title.” The title company will find these problems, or should they miss them, insure your loss up to the amount of the policy.

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