While many scams are focused on collecting money or information through fake websites and suspicious emails, others involve a ...

After taking ownership of the property, they’re free to do whatever they want — even sell it to a legitimate buyer. What can a criminal do with your deed/home title? Thieves can do almost ...

A title search is the process of looking at historical records of a property to see who has a claim to it. A title search reveals whether the seller has the legal right to transfer the home to you.

or other encumbrance that might invalidate or impair a title to real property and/or make the title doubtful. A cloud indicates there is an unresolved problem with the ownership of a property.

A quiet title action is a legal action that is intended to clarify ownership of a given property. Quiet title actions are typically used in cases where title ownership is in question.

Gina and her partner started building a house on the property. But $800,000 into the ... a perfect entry point for a new kind of criminal: Title Pirates.