What is title insurance?
Title insurance protects against losses from problems with a property's ownership history, such as liens, errors in public records or unknown heirs.
In practice
- A lender's policy protects the lender; an owner's policy protects the buyer.
- It is usually paid once, at closing.
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules vary by state and MLS.
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