How to Use title insurance in a Sentence

title insurance

noun
  • In some states, the seller pays the title insurance costs.
    Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • In some states, the buyer pays for the title search and title insurance; in others, the seller pays.
    Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Nearly all of the 30 title insurance companies that do business in New York charge the exact same rate.
    Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
  • This helps cover the cost of lender fees, inspection fees, title insurance, and appraisals.
    Ivana Pino, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The seller pays for the title search and title insurance, as well as broker commissions.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Only the most naïve buyer will fail to obtain title insurance.
    Larry Light, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • In terms of specific costs, title insurance can be one of the largest costs when refinancing.
    Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Buyers should do proper due diligence, get title insurance and do a survey if there isn’t a current one.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
  • There are good reasons lenders require title insurance to lend you money.
    Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Most closings take place through a title company, which acts as an escrow agent and provides title insurance to the buyer and the buyer’s lender.
    Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The third party that Hall sold the house to, a real estate investor, also was reimbursed from title insurance.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Third-party charges: Other costs can add up, such as charges for an appraisal, a title search, title insurance, a credit check, or a recording fee.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The e-closing was finalized Dec. 3 by Julie Felts, a notary for title insurance provider, Amrock.
    Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2019
  • These little gems are the bane of title insurance companies and lawyers everywhere.
    Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The safest, albeit expensive, course is to obtain new title insurance.
    Dallas News, 23 May 2021
  • Tasks like getting a purchase contract drawn up and securing title insurance are nothing new for them.
    cleveland, 11 July 2021
  • There is a reason that mortgage lenders require their borrowers to get title insurance — to protect their investment in the mortgage.
    Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The title insurance company has been sued by most of the victims who alleged that Chicago Title was partly culpable.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022
  • And in his post-mortem, Mr. Mirkovic pointed to Iowa, where land records were accurate, title insurance was cheap, and citizens could look up information in a statewide online database that did not use blockchain.
    Adrianne Jeffries, New York Times, 27 June 2018
  • These additional fees, involving home appraisal, title insurance and other services, have spiked in recent years and can add thousands of dollars to the final cost of buying a home.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 June 2024
  • The required credit reports, employment and income verifications, back tax returns, appraisals, and title insurance are bound to alert you and the lender that something is wrong.
    Larry Light, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Each state has an insurance commissioner and one of their functions is to regulate title insurance.
    Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Chicago Title Company has been the premier title insurance provider to the real estate industry since 1847.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • What's the difference between a condition of title report and title insurance?
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
  • Obtain title reports and property title insurance to ensure that the seller is selling a property with a clear title.
    The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Closing costs Beyond the down payment, homebuyers are required to pay closing costs, or fees and expenses such as the title insurance, attorney fees, appraisals, and taxes.
    USA TODAY, 20 May 2021
  • These situations are quite rare, and the buyer takes a big risk buying a property when the rightful owner lives in the home (a risk the buyer can mitigate by buying an owner’s title insurance policy).
    Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
  • Most real estate closings culminate in the issuance of title insurance.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Robert Fitzpatrick, a 60-year-old title insurance executive, is typing on his laptop.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Sometime before closing, the title company provides the parties with a title commitment that spells out the title insurance terms and any exceptions.
    Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020

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