How to Read a Title Search Report
A section-by-section walkthrough of your title search report: vesting, legal description, open mortgages, liens and judgments, tax status, and the document copies behind it all.
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Title Search Guidance
Plain-English articles on current owner searches, title reports, and lien research, written by the team that produces certified title reports every day.
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Title Search vs. Title Insurance: What's the Difference?
A title search discovers what's recorded against a property before you buy. Title insurance protects against covered claims after closing. Here's when you need each — or both.
Read articleSix Title Problems a Current Owner Search Catches Before Closing
The most common recorded surprises — unpaid taxes, mechanics liens, judgments, HOA liens, undisclosed mortgages, and vesting problems — and why each one is cheaper to find before the closing table.
Read articleHow Long Does a Title Search Take?
Real turnaround numbers from nationwide order volume: most current owner searches back in under a day, standard in-person searches in 2-3 business days, and what makes the slow ones slow.
Read articleCurrent Owner Search vs. Full Chain of Title: Which Do You Need?
Both reports read the same county records — the difference is depth. How to choose between a current owner search and a 30-60 year chain of title, with the cases where each one wins.
Read articleWhat Is a Current Owner Search? The Report, Explained
A plain-English walkthrough of every finding in a current owner search report: vesting, the last deed of transfer, open mortgages, liens and judgments, tax status, and the legal description.
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