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How do I remove someone from the title to my property?

Written on February 8, 2011 by in Blog, Title Insurance

Situations can arise where the ownership interest in your property changes from the way it was originally acquired. Whether it is due to death, divorce, a parting of ways or the requirements of a new lender it sometimes becomes necessary to remove someone’s name from the title to a property. This is usually accomplished by…

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What is an Easement and Why Should I Care?

Written on November 23, 2010 by in Blog, Title Insurance

You’re out shopping for property and may have just found your dream home when your Realtor® informs you that “the driveway easement to the street runs over the neighbor’s property over there.” Great! Huh? Is that a problem or what? In this case it’s not a problem at all. The copy of the title report…

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The Anatomy of a Non-Judicial Foreclosure in Washington State

Written on August 13, 2010 by in Blog, Escrow, Title Insurance

Real estate loans (usually in the form of deeds of trusts) can be foreclosed through court proceedings (a judicial foreclosure) or outside of the court’s involvement (a non-judicial foreclosure) in the State of Washington.  If a deed of trust contains a clause which provides “power of sale” to the trustee (a designated party listed on…

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