Buying Step 7: Do a Title Search and Finalize Your Financing
Do a Title Search
After making an offer, a title search on the property you wish to buy needs to be done by your lawyer. Title records detail real estate ownership (sometimes over hundreds of years) in the local community.
These records are important because they provide proof that the owner has valid, marketable and insurable title to the property they are selling. Equally important, such records enable buyers to provide proof of ownership when they in turn sell the property.
Title insurance may be necessary because even though the history of property ownership has been checked, it's possible that the records contain errors, unrecorded claims or flaws in the review itself. Title insurance is paid at closing.
Finalize Your Financing
Often, the cost of real estate financing is greater than the original purchase price of a home (after including interest and closing costs).
Now that you’re offer has been accepted it is time to finalize your preapproved financing. Your mortgage broker or REALTOR® or loan officer can help you select the mortgage option that is best for you. Because there are so many mortgage options and lenders, it’s a good idea to shop around for a mortgage just as you shopped around for a home.
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