What |
How |
Why |
| Researching |
The title company searches, reviews, and insures titles to land to help protect property buyers and mortgage lenders. |
Determines if the property is insurable and notifies buyers and lenders. |
| Solving Problems |
Communicates with attorneys, surveyors, tax authorities and others to help cure title defects. |
To get the deal done and make the title insurable. |
| Bringing it Together |
The title company acts as the central clearing house for activities related to closing the real estate transaction. |
Gets necessary documents signed to transfer ownership and files them with the county. |
| Closing |
The title company coordinates and/or handles the closing and provides the parties with copies of relevant documents. |
Makes arrangements for proper payment and distribution of funds and issues the title policies. |