First American Title Insurance Company has launched a free property title monitoring and fraud alert service, aiming to provide homeowners with an additional layer of protection against increasing real estate fraud and cyber-enabled losses.
This initiative comes as cyber-enabled losses exceeded $13.7 billion in 2024, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report. Fraudsters are increasingly sophisticated, leveraging AI and advanced technologies to target record levels of equity held by U.
S. homeowners, making proactive monitoring for suspicious activity more crucial than ever.
Jim Dulle, president of First American Title’s Direct Division, commented, “Real estate professionals are increasingly looking for more ways to help protect their home buyers and sellers amid an ongoing wave of fraudster activity that is now powered by AI and advanced technologies. By combining proactive title monitoring with the protection of title insurance, we’re giving our customers added peace of mind and an early fraud warning system at no additional cost.”
The complimentary service notifies homeowners of new filings, such as deeds or liens, that could impact their property ownership. This allows owners to detect potentially suspicious activity early and take appropriate action. Unlike standalone title monitoring products, First American Title’s service is coupled with the protection offered by a title insurance policy from the underwriter. Enrolled customers also gain digital access to their title policy documents and a direct connection to claims support in the event of a title or ownership issue.
The free property title monitoring service is presently available to customers who finalize their transactions directly through First American Title in one of 25 eligible states. The company anticipates extending this service to existing First American title insurance policy holders later this year.
The eligible states include Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Ohio, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.
For additional information on First American Title’s free property title monitoring and fraud alert service, or to learn more about the company’s Owners Portal, customers can contact a First American sales representative or visit www.firstam.com/owner. Resources for spotting and preventing fraud are also available at First American Title’s Fraud Center.
