1.0Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD.https://www.bgs.com/blogBarna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.https://www.bgs.com/blog/author/bgs/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jecf55bOp8"><a href="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2010/07/14/buying-real-estate-investigate-the-title/">Buying Real Estate: Investigate the Title</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2010/07/14/buying-real-estate-investigate-the-title/embed/#?secret=Jecf55bOp8" width="600" height="338" title="“Buying Real Estate: Investigate the Title” — Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD." data-secret="Jecf55bOp8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> By Timothy D. Erb In Brief Newsletter Fall 2006 In the past, when a buyer wanted to investigate the title to real estate, a call to his or her attorney was likely necessary. Today, there are two methods to investigate a title to real estate: hiring an attorney or using a title insurance company. Title insurance is very similar to an opinion of an attorney in that it provides an opinion as to the status of the title. However, title insurance also creates a way to make a claim on the policy if the opinion of the title company is incorrect. This article provides additional information regarding investigation of the title to real estate when the buyer elects to obtain title insurance. There are two types of title insurance that the typical buyer will be offered. First , a title company will offer a lender’s title insurance policy to the buyer. If a buyer is purchasing the real estate with the assistance of a lender, the buyer will be required by the lender to purchase this policy. A lender’s title insurance policy will only cover the lender in the event of a title problem. Second, a title company will offer an owner’s title insurance policy to the buyer. An owner’s title insurance policy...