WHEN A DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECORDED IN PUBLIC RECORD IN THE COUNTY THAT THE REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED THAT ENABLES THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY UNTIL RESOLVED.
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Title defects arise in one out of every four residential real estate transactions, and are typically remedied by a title professional before settlement or closing.
Title insurance in the state of Iowa is administered by the Iowa Title Guarantee Division (TGD), which is a government body.
The underwriting of title insurance involves a review and assessment of state and local records affecting titles to real estate, and title insurance policies are issued in connection with inherently local transactions—real estate settlements and mortgage loan closings.
Title insurers, unlike property or casualty insurance companies, operate under the theory of "risk elimination." Risk elimination can only be accomplished after an intensive period of risk identification.
Title companies spend a high percentage of their operating revenue each year collecting, storing, maintaining and analyzing official records for information that affects title to real property.
Trained title experts are able, with the aid of their extensive title plants, to identify the rights others may have in your property, such as recorded liens, legal actions, disputed interests, rights of way or other encumbrances on your title.
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