You’ve just bought your dream home. Now it’s time to outfit the place, meet the neighbors and settle in. But your new space holds an expensive secret: The title search missed a $10,000 lien placed on ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas including investing, ...

A lien on your house or car title is a bad thing. A lien you didn’t even know was there is even worse. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home ...

In almost all real estate transactions, there are title issues that must be cleared up in order to transfer ownership of the home from the seller to the buyer. Does the seller have the legal right to ...

One of the most common protections for laborers, contractors, suppliers, and others providing construction services or materials for a project is the right to a lien against the project property for ...

When you buy a piece of real estate, a title company makes sure the seller has a legal right to sell the property and that the buyer isn’t purchasing a home with outstanding taxes or mortgages on it.