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What is the difference between a Title Opinion and a Title Commitment?
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Asked in Title Insurance, Home Buying
What is title commitment?

A title commitment title binder title opinion title report
The Title Commitment is the instrument provided by the
title agency as the "binding" instrument to insure the loan and/or
the new owner of the property as to the prior owners' acts against
the property.
What the exact instrument to insure is called varies from state
to state, but in all cases, it is the preliminary instrument
"binding" the insurance to eventually issue a final title insurance
policy once all conditions and requirements sited in the
Commitment/Binder have been satisfactorily met.
Asked in Title Insurance, Mortgages, Home Equity and Refinancing
What is the difference between a Title policy and a Title Commitment?

A Title Commitment is a result of a title search of the public
records. It carries no liability and does not insure the addressee
of the accuracy of the information. A Title Commitment is written
in anticipation of a future Title Insurance Policy. A Title
insurance policy insures someone or some entity against a possible
loss. Example: John Smith purchases a property and he has title
insurance and the policy is dated Jan 2, 2008. John Smith insured
by the title insurer that he has free and clear title subject to
the exceptions in his title policy.
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Asked in Insurance, Title Insurance, Home Equity and Refinancing
If you get a title comittment do you also need title insurance or does title comittment mean you get title insurance also?

A title commitment is just what it is. It's a commitment.
Meaning as long as all of the conditions are met on that
commitment, after closing, title insurance will be issued. A
commitment is not considered insurance. Your title is not insured
until after closing when the new deed and/or mortgage has been
recorded. At that point, the title company issues insurance. If you
are buying a new home and depending on where you are, you should
receive your title policy about 60 days after closing along with
either the original or a copy of your deed.
Asked in Loans, Mortgages, Labor and Employment Law, Statutes of Limitations, Property Law, Money Management
Can you get a mortgage commitment before a title search?

Generally, the title examination isn't ordered until there has
been mortgage commitment. The reason is that people (buyers) don't
want to pay for a title examination if the mortgage isn't approved.
However, some lenders give a preliminary commitment that depends on
the title being free of defects. In that case they want the title
report a couple of weeks before the closing is scheduled.
Asked in Title Insurance
What does title opinion mean?

An attorney's or title company attorney's professional judgment
of the owner's rights to the property, following
ahttp://www.answers.com/topic/title-search by the attorney.
Example: Based on an attorney's title opinion, the
Title Company issued a Title Insurance policy.
Please refer to http://www.answers.com/topic/title-opinion for more
information.
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Asked in Insurance, Title Insurance, Deeds and Ownership
What is the difference between a property deed and title insurance?

A deed is used to transfer the title (ownership) of real
property to a new owner. Title insurance is a way for the
new owner to insure themselves from any loss resulting from any
title defect that is discovered during their ownership of the
property. The most common time that title defects are discovered is
when you refinance your property or sell it. At those times the
title is examined by the bank attorney or by the prospective
buyer's attorney.
The difference is similar to the difference between your
certificate of title that is proof you own your car and your
car insurance.