The land title transfer system in America works so well that most consumers never take the opportunity to learn how or why it works or understand the personal and societal benefits derived from this highly effective system of assurance. However, when an individual sits at a closing table to sell one house and buy another, [...]

The 3,000 member companies of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) include title insurance agents, underwriters, real estate settlement service providers, real estate attorneys and title abstractors. Working together as an industry these companies and their employees ensure that privately owned residential and commercial real estate is…[Read more]