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		ryandrake 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 221 Cannon is Not For Sale Yet another example where "we can't have nice things" because entrenched businesses profit from keeping things not-nice. Title Insurance shouldn't even be a thing. This should be solvable by a database.

the_fall 5 days ago [–]

There is a database. The insurance covers things that aren't in the database. Claims are exceptionally rare, so it's pretty cheap.

IcyWindows 5 days ago | [–]

For the risk assumed by the title insurance, it's one of the most overpriced insurance around.

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