R. Jason Griffin's (rjasongriffin) Blog

H.B. 3073 alleviates a statutory uncertainty, allowing title insurance companies to charge for the actual, or reasonably estimated, cost of electronic filing fees by changing Tex. Ins. Code § 2501.008. There has been some debate within the title insurance community whether or not electronic filin...

Beginning January 1, 2010, owner's title insurance policy on residential real property will provide for continuation of coverage beyond the original named insured in the following circumstances: (1) to a person who inherits the title to the original named insured's real property on the original n...

The Texas Legislature passed a law allowing Texas title companies to execute an affidavit confirming that a mortgage on a one- to four- family residence has been paid in full and released. This affidavit, in effect, constitutes a release of lien. Albeit, this new power of a title company does not...

As an attorney, I have dealt with Texas real estate purchase-sale contracts on numerous occasions-and in particular the TREC-promulgated real estate contracts. In dealing with brokers, real estate agents, buyers and sellers, I have come to the conclusion there is a need on all levels for a greate...

Oftentimes the title aspect of a purchase transaction can be overlooked as a mere perfunctory function after you have invested much time locating the perfect property for your pernickety client, negotiated the best deal possible for them with an emotional[i] seller, and made sure they can obtain ...

Griffin Law Firm's office is located in Arlington, Texas between Dallas and Ft. Worth, placing us in a central area to conduct title insurance and escrow closing services for real estate transactions in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex.  Unlike many metropolitan areas, DFW is a cluster of many citi...

Texas title insurance provides the insured, i.e., the buyer or lender, legal and financial protection against risks unknown at the time a buyer purchases a property or a lender takes a mortgage against it. Any unknown risks could potentially lead to loss of title to the property and/or a signific...

Griffin Law Firm, PLLC's MyTexasTitle.com: With the new Truth-In-Lending regulations in effect, the more accurate you can make your Good Faith Estimate, the more time you save getting your client to closing and the more streamlined the process. The Texas title insurance premium can be a difficult...

Griffin Law Firm, PLLC's MyTexasTitle.com: In 2008, the State of Texas began to allow the issuance personal property title insurance. Some may wonder upon the merits of its usefulness to the title insurance industry and to business as a whole. However, such an insurance product allows the title i...