From: avoidspam@invalid.com
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Question about title of property?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:01:34 GMT

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:57:48 GMT, "Tracey" 
wrote:

>
>"James Nipper"  wrote in message
>news:XoudnTTwUrPy54TcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
>>
>>
>> Your questions cannot be answered accurately without someone reading your
>> Contract that you signed to buy the house.   However, here are some
>> generalities:
>>
>> The  SELLER   customarily orders and pays for title insurance.  This can
>> vary from Contract to Contract, but that is the custom in most states.
>> Given the fact that the Seller normally provides and pays for the title
>> insurance, he/she can normally choose the title company.
>
>This apparently varies by state.  I have purchased homes in CT and VT, and
>in both cases I (the purchaser) paid for the title insurance.
>

I have to add that I have purchased homes in NY, NJ and NC and in all
cases the sellers never paid for title insurance, as the purchaser I
paid for the lenders title insurance and  had the option of obtaining
title insurance on my equity in the house.