Link? I tried to search for anything related to this and came up empty. This is literally what a title search and title insurance is for. I have a hard time believing you can get a mortgage without due diligence on the title even with a completely corrupt realtor.

In a real estate transaction, more or less nobody that you are paying to be on your side has incentives that are aligned with yours.

This buyer on Cape Cod: why did nobody that he paid to be on his side tell him that they’ve been contemplating a bridge through the property for 40 years?