In a victory for all insureds who have title insurance policies, and possibly a victory for insureds under other real property related insurance policies, the California Court of Appeal in Tait v.

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, ...

Having the right title insurance can be the difference between keeping, litigating, or losing a piece of property. While often overlooked, this key piece of the purchase process protects buyers from ...

Question: We are purchasing a one-half-acre lot in Maricopa County for $140,000 cash. Although we are buying the lot as an investment, we are confused about title insurance. My father is a broker in ...

Q: We are buying our first home and are stretching our savings to pay for the down payment and closing costs, not to mention ...

The turmoil in the residential real estate industry and the recent meltdown in the foreclosure process should have every prospective home buyer reexamining the often overlooked concept of title ...

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 ...

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of First American Title Insurance Company and its title affiliates, which are referred to as ...

Without title agents, the process of buying and selling a home would be far more complicated for all parties involved (“Title Insurance Plan Scuttled After Blowback From Insurers, Lawmakers,” Business ...

With real estate fraud becoming more sophisticated, the title insurance industry has taken a transformative step to protect consumers and redefine what it means to protect a home in today’s ...

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 ...