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Lender’s Title Insurance Policies, Everything You Need to Know
When you purchase real estate with a mortgage, there are a number of fees you're required to pay. One of these fees will be for the lender's title insurance. It may sound strange, at first, for you to pay for insurance for your bank. However, once you know the basics about lender's title insurance, it becomes more clear why such a policy is needed. Here are the key facts that all potential home buyers should know about lenders' title insurance.
What Is It?
Title insurance exists to protect the policy holder from any defects in the title that are revealed after the sale of the home. For example, if a home is found to have a lien against it years after you purchase it, title insurance will come into play. It will also come into effect if someone else is found to have a claim to the property after the sale.
Why Does the Lender Need It?
It's important to point out that the lender's title insurance protects the lender — your mortgage holder — and not you, personally. If someone has a claim or lien against the home, this policy ensures they can not come after the bank for the money they claim to be owed. The insurance company will instead pay any necessary costs.
Do You Have to Buy It?
Yes. If you take out a mortgage to purchase a home, buying a lender's title insurance from a title service is required. You should be informed as to the cost of such a policy early on in the home buying process. It's generally wrapped into your closing costs.
How Much Coverage Does It Offer?
A lender's title insurance policy usually offers coverage equal to the loan amount. For example, if you take out a $200,000 mortgage, your lender will need a title insurance policy for $200,000. As you pay off your mortgage and the lender's interest in your property decreases, the title insurance coverage decreases, too.
Should You Have Title Insurance, Too?
If you also want personal protection from any liens or claims against your property's title, then you will need to purchase what's known as owner's title insurance. This is a separate title insurance policy from the one that protects your bank.
Owner's title insurance is not required by law, except under some very specific circumstances. However, holding such a policy is a good idea, especially if you have reason to believe there may be claims or liens against the home that weren't uncovered in the title search.
Purchasing a lender's title insurance is an important part of any real estate transaction that involves a mortgage. If you're looking for a title company Philadelphia residents rely on, consider Heritage Land Transfer. We're a full-service title company and escrow agency that offers a superior experience, thanks to our client-centered approach and decades in the industry.
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4 Things You Need to Know About Commercial Title Insurance
Buying commercial property always comes with some risks. One of those risks can be related to the property title. Commercial title histories can be long and complex, and it's not terribly rare for previous liens or claims to a title to show up. The good news is that commercial title insurance from a title company can protect you and your lender from these risks. Here are a few key things you should know about commercial title insurance.
1. There Are Two Key Types of Title Insurance
When you're purchasing a commercial property, there are two separate entities that should take out title insurance policies. The first is your lender. In fact, most lenders are required to have title insurance in order to hold the loan on a commercial space. This title insurance ensures that if there is an issue with the title, the lender is protected from financial risk.
The second party that should buy insurance from a title service is the buyer. In commercial transactions, this is generally the LLC, sole proprietorship, or corporation that is buying the property. This policy is separate from the one held by the lender, and it protects the business financially should any title problems come to light.
2. Title Searches Don't Negate the Need for Insurance
Before you buy a piece of commercial real estate, you should have a title company conduct a title search. This search should turn up any liens or claims to the title prior to purchase. However, the title search process can occasionally miss liens. As such, a title search is not a replacement for title insurance. Even the best title company Pennsylvania has to offer may not be able to uncover everything in the search process, and insurance protects you from this possibility.
3. Commercial Title Insurance Is Paid For Once
Commercial title insurance is not something you or your business need to pay for month after month. Rather, you pay for this insurance via a one-time fee due at closing. The escrow agency will typically hold the funds while you're in the process of purchasing the real estate. Then, when you sign the closing documents, the title insurance company will be paid for the policy or policies.
4. Title Insurance Offers Continued Protection
Policies to protect both you and the lender last for as long as you own the property. Or, in the case of the lender, they last as long as there's a loan out on the property. So, if an issue with the title comes up in 5 years, you're protected. If an issue arises in 15 years, you are still protected. It's nice to get such long-lasting risk reduction for a one-time payment at closing.
Commercial property can be a sizable investment, so it is worth protecting your investment. Your lender will likely require title insurance, and you should strongly consider taking out a policy to protect your business, too.
Contact Heritage Land Transfer to learn more about our title services. Our stellar customer service, unmatched resources, and guaranteed lowest rates are brought to you by an award winning team of professionals, dedicated to helping our clients and partners have the most seamless transactions.
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