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Digital mortgage survey holds surprising insights We’ve talked about the digital mortgage process gaining hold in recent years, and many of us have expected it to become mainstream, particularly as digital native millennials enter the home-buying scene, but a new...

Title insurance is an essential addition to your home purchase package. With title insurance, you can be protected against title defects, such as prior owner debt & liens that have been instituted prior to your home purchase. Check out this infographic that covers...

It’s easy to assume that residential and commercial property title insurance are the same, but that is not the case. The truth is the types of property involved in residential real estate transactions are very different from those involved in commercial real estate...

For new homebuyers, title insurance can be a confusing topic. After all, with so many costs associated with buying and closing a home, you want to keep an eye on the bottom line and know what every cost covers. So when you see the cost of title insurance on your...

Editor’s Note: The following blog is adapted from an article originally published by American Land Title Association on Homeclosing101.org and is used here with permission.   Your long home-buying journey is almost over. You found the home you love, the seller agreed...

As someone looking to buy a home, you know how important it can be to shop for a mortgage. But the fact is most home buyers aren’t doing it. According to a survey of more than a thousand Americans, only a third said they always shop for the best loan rates, and 18...

An unsuspecting family just bought a home from a seller who took out a loan on the property. Another homebuyer doesn’t know there are forged signatures in the chain of title. A third is unaware that an ex-spouse of their home’s past owner is about to resurface,...

When you’re buying a property, you’ll no doubt hear the topic of title insurance come up from time to time. If you find the term a bit confusing and want to understand it better, no worries! You are most certainly not alone. After all, a home is one of the biggest...

You may have heard some buzz about e-closing these days, and if you’re planning to buy or sell a property, you may be wondering how e-closing differs from traditional closing and what the benefits and drawbacks could be. Let’s take a closer look.   What is...

When the time to close on a property is near, it’s important to know there are several actions you can take that could have an impact on the closing. Many of them are so seemingly innocuous and a part of everyday life, that the average buyer might never suspect they...