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Selling a Home You’ve Owned for 20+ Years: Paperwork to Find Before You List
After 20 years or more in the same home, a lot has happened on paper: refinances, a trust you set up, maybe the loss of a spouse whose name is […]
A Three-Part Series
Is your property
a target?
The fraud schemes title companies are seeing most, and why vacant land, rentals, paid-off homes and inherited property draw the most attention.
Same Name, Different Person: When Someone Else’s Judgment Shows Up in Your Title Search
You're buying or selling a home, and the title search turns up a court judgment […]
That “official” letter offering a copy of your deed: what it really is
It looks important. The envelope says “Open immediately.” The letter inside uses words like “official,” […]
The Free Alert Every Utah Homeowner Should Turn on Today
Utah County will email you whenever a deed or lien is recorded on your property. […]
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Fences, ADUs and Property Lines: What a Survey Catches That Title Doesn’t
A title search tells you who owns a property and what's recorded against it. It can't tell you whether the fence is in the right place, whether the neighbor's shed sits on your lot, or whether there's room for the backyard ADU you're planning. That's a survey's job. Here's how the two work together and when a survey is worth ordering.
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Selling a Home You’ve Owned for 20+ Years: Paperwork to Find Before You List
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Same Name, Different Person: When Someone Else’s Judgment Shows Up in Your Title Search
By the Numbers
59%
of title firms reported at least one seller impersonation attempt in 2025, up from 28% in ALTA’s 2024 survey.
Source: ALTA 2026 Seller Impersonation Fraud Study
Estates & Trusts
Putting your home in a trust? …
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Fences, ADUs and Property Lines: What a Survey Catches That Title Doesn’t
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