Tag: deed protection
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Getting Title Insurance at Closing: A Waste of Money? (Q&A for Home Buyers)
Your deed is a valuable document. It puts the title to a home in your hands. And, like most possessions, the title to your real estate can be insured. Does Every Home Have Title Insurance? No. But if you finance a home with a mortgage, the home becomes collateral for a lender. So, you must…
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Meanwhile, in Ohio…Seniors Get Warnings of Deed Wholesaling Scams
In Ohio, seniors are being warned of unexpected offers from real estate marketers who want to buy homes. The state’s Real Estate and Professional Licensing body as well as the Department of Aging and Richland County are all working to warn deed holders about the growing problem of wholesaling schemes. Older homeowners are impacted the…
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Modern Inconveniences: Remote Transactions and Deed Fraud
A CBS news outlet says online swindlers are “overwhelming county deed offices” throughout the state of Maine. Worse, it’s left targeted title owners scrambling to recover their properties. Many are forced to take their cases to the courts for quiet title actions. A senior FBI agent in Maine, Christopher Peavey, spoke with CBS Channel 13…
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As You Get Older, You May Need Medicaid. Protect Your Deed.
Medicaid is a popular program, funding healthcare needs. For millions of eligible people, these needs include nursing home stays. First, the good news. Most people don’t have to sell their homes to qualify for nursing home funds. Now, the not-so-welcome news. The state could record a lien on your title and collect from your estate…
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It’s a Crime! Deed Theft Crackdown Gets Serious
Deed theft deprives homeowners — and generations that follow them — of the precious home equity they worked so hard to earn. When someone sets out to exploit someone else’s deed, the targets are often seniors, minority households, and people who own debt-free homes in gentrifying neighborhoods. In New York, as of 2024, deed theft…
