Construction of a new home has the potential exposure to unique title pitfalls that may impact the lender and owner. You may think you are the first property owner when you are constructing or buying a newly built home. However, there were most likely many prior owners of the unimproved land. A title search will [...]
Whether working with a broker or selling your own real estate, title insurance should be a part of every transaction. If you are borrowing money to purchase the property, your lender will make title insurance a requirement. Title insurance is an insurance policy that ensures you get a property free from encumbrances like liens and [...]
Title insurance is an insurance policy that covers you if title problems come up after you buy or refinance a property. Possible complications include lost, forged or incorrectly filed deeds, property access issues and liens on a property. We at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) and our colleagues at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners [...]
