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Owner’s title insurance: The costly ‘bond off’

Written by Federal Title on 2012-05-14.

Part 4 of a series So let’s say you just sold your home. You then receive an email notice from the settlement company as follows: "Our office has completed the title search for your upcoming closing and sale of 2525 Badtitle Lane, and we...

Owner’s title insurance: Encroachment from neighboring property

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-26.

Part 3 of a series Just recently, during our underwriting review of an upcoming closing, our office discovered that the subject property — we will call it LOT 1 — was severely encroached upon by the improvements of the neighboring lot, which...

Owner’s title insurance: Case of clerical error

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-23.

Part 2 of a series Our most recent real-life case involved a $65,000 claim and a tax sale purchase, which occurs when a government agency auctions off properties with delinquent property tax bills. The homebuyer almost lost $65,000 in equity...

Owner’s title insurance: Is it worth the price?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-20.

Part 1 of a series While a homebuyer is required to pay for the lender’s title insurance premium, the owner’s title insurance is optional to the homebuyer, and sometimes homebuyers who are looking to shave dollars off their closing costs...

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-18.

Your refinance loan application has just been approved and your lender asks if you have a preference in selecting a title company. The borrower (name redacted) in the HUD-1 you see below answered “No” to this question and was...

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Owner’s title insurance: The costly ‘bond off’

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

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