Title & Liens
What Is Title?
Title is the legal right to own and use a property. 'Clear title' means ownership is undisputed and free of liens or claims, which is required to sell a home cleanly.
Title refers to legal ownership of real estate. When you sell, you transfer title to the buyer, and the buyer wants assurance that the title is clear — free of competing claims, liens, or defects.
A title search, performed before closing, reviews public records to confirm the seller actually owns the property and to uncover any liens, judgments, easements, or other issues attached to it.
Title problems are one of the most common causes of closing delays. A cash buyer and the title company work together to resolve issues — paying off liens at closing, clearing old claims — so the sale can proceed.
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