What is Title?
Title is legal ownership of land. Every piece of real estate has a title, and every title is unique.
The Title Company
The title company is constantly involved in the sales transaction, mostly behind the scenes, while working in close coordination with REALTORS®, builders, and lenders.
Chicago Title Company strives to ensure that this complex procedure is carried out in the most expeditious manner possible and, as a result, has become one of the fastest growing title companies in the nation.
Title Information Library
Chicago Title provides an on-line library of title & title insurance information.
Functions of the Title Company
Land Records Research
The title company’s initial responsibility is to examine the public land records, investigating information surrounding a property’s title.
Title Insurance
Insuring, guaranteeing or indemnifying the owners/mortgages against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens or encumbrances upon defects in the title to the property.
Closing Settlement
In California, the closing/settlement is performed by the title company.
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