Slides: Nuts and Bolts of Title Insurance (20 pages)

These slides outline the role of the title company and title search in a New York real estate transaction including: what title insurance does, and does not, protect the insured against; an examination of the various searches the title company conducts; how to read a title report; detailed discussions of Schedules A and B of the title report; issues related to clearance of Schedule B title exceptions; survey matters including possible out of possession and adverse possession issues; the title company’s role at the closing; and what you should expect from a title company.