Explore the essentials of property titles, their types, and how they confirm legal ownership. Learn about title transfers and key considerations like liens and clear titles.

After you search for a home and settle on the perfect property, there’s still another search to perform: the title search. While the title search may not be as exciting as browsing those listings or ...

A title search ensures that there are no hidden claims on the property that could impact the ownership rights of the buyer. The search is typically performed by a title company or attorney and can ...

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Members of the American Land Title Association® (ALTA) have specific needs unique to title insurance matters when asked to ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Some television commercials make it seem people are constantly trying to steal homes by filing fraudulent deeds and then taking out mortgages in the real homeowner's name, and there ...

In a prior post from 2020, Money and Dirt covered an opinion from California’s Fourth Appellate District holding that an Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), by itself, “does not necessarily demonstrate ...

Is home title theft something you should worry about? Watchdog Dave Lieber says it happens, and he has advice about how to prevent it for your home or business. Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer ...