Spring is generally viewed as the best time of year to buy a house — days are longer, lawns are greener, and inventory is typically higher. That means many buyers are either getting started or in the ...

Written by Megan Hafenstein, as originally published in The Reverse Review. As with any transaction, receiving payoff demands is a necessary step in the title and settlement process. With reverse ...

Today, title documents are sent between title vendors and lenders via email, third-party email and even fax machines. Once received, lenders employ teams to manually review these title documents and ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

When your car lease expires, purchasing the vehicle may be a good option if you grow attached to it and want to continue driving it. However, similar to buying a vehicle, a lease buyout comes with ...

A title search is a review of public records to confirm legal ownership of a property. It’s one of the most crucial steps when you’re closing on a house, and you can expect your mortgage lender to ...

The 18 th-century British jurist William Blackstone pronounced, “It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.” There are few principles of law we hold more sacred than ...