What is the title’s name when you buy or refinance a house?
The title denotes legal ownership of a property. Thus, upon purchasing or refinancing homes, titles are transferred or updated by current ownership and any attached liens.
How Does The Title Process Work?
The procedure for titles includes:
Conducting Searches: Make sure there aren’t any present claims, liens, or disputes that need resolution.
Insurance On Titles: Safeguarding against future claims being made against them.
Transferring Of Ownership: Finalizing this process.
What Prevents Title Transfer From Happening?
Existing liens, unsolved disputes, and legal judgments can block the transfer of titles.
What Prevents Claims on Titles?
Having insurance on titles protects one from unexpected claims, while a clear search ensures that there are no existing issues that might lead to such claims being made against it in the future.
What Constitutes Defects In A Title?
These could be:
- Unpaid taxes.
- Disputed ownership.
- Fraudulent claims.
- Clerical errors (in public records).