What a Recent Michigan Home Foreclosure Case May Mean for You
In July, a two-year-old case in Michigan, Morningside Community Organization, et al, v. Eric Sabree, et al, went into settlement, [...]
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“Zombie” Homes: What They Are and Issues to Consider
Where the process of foreclosure on a home—and the prospective change in title ownership that goes with it—are concerned, there [...]
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The Current Status of Homeowner Demand
It would seem that there are reasons for both hope and concern in the most recent data on the state [...]
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Why Americans Prefer to Buy Suburban Homes (For Now)
The number of factors that go into the desirability of certain kinds of home-ownership are legion. Americans are a striving [...]
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Land Recording or Land Registration—Which Applies to My Property?
There are two different types of “property title systems” that apply in the United States. I deal with both of [...]
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A Brief History of Title Insurance in the United States
I’m the sort of guy who likes to know how and why things work the way they do. So I [...]
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How Does a Title Search Ensure Clear Title?
I understand why clients ask me, “So what do you do, exactly?” I work in a very specific area of property, [...]
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What’s the Worst that Could Happen?—Hazards of Not Getting Title Insurance
When a client considers going without an Owner’s Policy of title insurance, it almost makes my hair curl. Life is [...]
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How To Get Title Insurance
In my years of dealing in real estate transactions, one thing has become clear: when you’re looking to buy a [...]
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What Does an Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance Cover?
I always recommend to purchasers of a home or other property that they be sure to get themselves an Owner’s [...]
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What is the Difference Between Lender’s Title Insurance and Owner’s Title Insurance Policies?
In the world of real estate closings, I regularly deal with two different types of title insurance: Lender’s Title Insurance [...]
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Why Does a Home-Buyer Need Title Insurance?
In last week’s post I discussed how title insurance is designed to protect a home-buyer from events that transpired in [...]
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