First American Mortgage Solutions LLC, a part of the First American family of companies, today announced the launch of its ...

Buying and owning a house always involves some risk, but fortunately, there are several types of insurance policies that can help you mitigate those risks. You likely know of homeowners insurance, ...

Title insurance is often one of the least understood costs at closing, and for budget-conscious buyers, it can look like an easy place to cut corners. After all, if the title search came back clean, ...

When it comes to real estate, almost every purchaser acquires an owner's title insurance policy. But what about tenants? Not every tenant opts for a leasehold title insurance policy, and deciding ...

Learn how title searches ensure property ownership clarity before real estate transactions and how title insurance protects ...

Most home buyers view title insurance — an important backstop against surprise claims on your property — as just another box to check under closing costs. But as housing affordability remains an acute ...

Title insurance is optional, but worth considering. It may help protect you from financial loss if issues arise with a property’s title. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

In the last couple of years Fannie Mae FNMA and its government overseer, the Federal Housing Finance Agency have taken aim at the title insurance industry – an often overlooked but important part of ...

When the man served Donna (not her real name) with a notice of eviction, she hid for a while under the comfort of complete denial. It didn’t make sense to her because she had owned the home for almost ...

For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations.

WASHINGTON—Millions of homeowners are forced to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars when they refinance their mortgages to protect against unexpected costs from a challenged property title. Yet ...