Your Title Policy – Does it Tell the Whole Truth…?

In researching the book “Title Insurance for Real Estate Professionals” for Dearborn Real Estate Education, I contacted ALTA, asking for updated claims data. I had an old Pie Chart showing claims history by category from a major Underwriter from the...

National Deed Service Scam

The “National Deed Service,” offers to obtain a certified copy of a homeowner’s deed for a significant fee. They apparently go to the Courthouse to find fairly recent sales, and then contact the consumer to tell them they should have a Certified Copy...

ALTA Suggests Tort Claims fall on Abstractors

I was VERY disappointed to see that the American Land Title Association (ALTA) gave an Amicus Brief that states that abstractors (not title companies) are liable in tort for negligent searches (I understand that to mean searches with errors). My (agreed, rather...