First American Title Insurance Company now offers its customers a free property title monitoring and fraud alert service, providing an important layer of protection for homeowners amid rising real estate fraud risk. With cyber-enabled losses exceeding $13.7 billion in 2024, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report, and increasingly sophisticated fraudsters targeting record levels of equity held by U.S. homeowners, proactive monitoring for potential fraudulent activity has never been more valuable, the company said.
“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,” said Jim Dulle, president of First American Title’s Direct Division. “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 free title monitoring notifies homeowners of new filings — such as deeds or liens —that may affect their property ownership, helping owners detect potentially suspicious activity early and act. Unlike standalone title monitoring products, First American Title’s free monitoring service is paired with the protection of a title insurance policy from the underwriter. Customers who register for the service also gain convenient digital access to their title policy documents and a direct connection to claims support should a title or ownership issue arise.
The free property title monitoring service is currently available to customers who close their transactions directly through First American Title in one of 25 eligible states — 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.
The service is expected to be offered to existing First American title insurance policy holders later this year.
