Estate Planning
Help individuals or families arrange for the transfer of assets. Get access to property data so you can prepare wills and/or trusts to protect your clients.
Improve client satisfaction with access to real estate documents, property data, and homeowner information that spans 100% of U.S. housing stock.
Contact UsAs the adage goes: The only thing constant in life is change. First American Data & Analytics understands that for the legal industry and their clients, life moves forward and is ever-changing. This is especially important when it comes to real estate. It is imperative to do your due diligence to gather, review, and confirm everything from chain of title to encumbrances and zoning regulations to property taxes. Having access to reliable, accurate recorded documents, property data, and homeownership information is critical to expedite time to case resolution and increase client satisfaction.
By using our DataTree property resarch tool, any team member (from a legal researcher to the lead counsel) can access any document related to a listed transaction with just a few clicks in a single, digital solution.
Below are a few examples of how First American Data & Analytics can help your law practice:
Help individuals or families arrange for the transfer of assets. Get access to property data so you can prepare wills and/or trusts to protect your clients.
Ameliorate property ownership disputes by having access to current, nationwide real estate documents.
Facilitate clients as they navigate through the complex real estate probate process after a loved one passes. Expedite the process with an online research tool that searches the industry’s largest repository of property documents.
Review and verify nationwide data including land court records, registry records, planning documents, and other documents in a single-source, comprehensive solution that saves your firm time.
Protect clients' homes when they face proceedings by gaining access to critical property documentation. Review all properties owned nationwide with our extensive repository of documents.
Assist the acquiring company in evaluating the acquired company’s commercial real estate and any use restrictions.
Aid clients in protecting their property from foreclosure by gaining access to critical property documents to determine best recourse.
Respond to county assessors’ offices on behalf of clients to appeal tax increases with correct documentation or verify delinquency.
We understand that lawyers and other legal professionals need access to reliable, quality property data to accelerate and simplify real estate searches. Download our white paper, Best Practices for Real Estate Legal Case Research, to discover a better path forward while leveraging our data.
Download White PaperLong gone are the days of searching multiple databases and relying upon clients to provide documentation and disclose information. Traditional methods of manual document review are not only time consuming, but also can lead to missing important details. Luckily, there is a better and easier way for legal professionals to thoroughly fact-check public documents and other key databases: the DataTree property research tool by First American Data & Analytics.
Our DataTree solution transforms real estate and mortgage data with property document image retrieval by simplifying and streamlining all your research tasks into one digital source of truth. Finding property data, mortgage information, and reports is quick and easy and just a click away.
First American Data & Analytics provides current, accurate, nationwide data that spans 100% of U.S. housing stock and includes the industry's largest repository of recorded document images so you can verify the key details. Examples of relevant, accessible reports within DataTree include:
See the whole picture of a property and get the decision-making data you need in a single report. Data includes property, ownership, encumbrance, transaction history, HOA data, and market information.
TotalView Report SampleGain access to the most comprehensive and inclusive search available of an owner and property. This report includes all involuntary liens against the property owner as well as the history of property title.
Enhanced Transaction History Report SampleUncover foreclosure information on properties during all stages of the process and those subject to pending legal action. Detailed data is presented for the most recent foreclosure transaction and the original mortgage, along with property characteristic data.
Foreclosure Report SampleReview the complete history of transactions and liens affecting real property. This report begins on the date either spouse first acquired an interest in the subject property and includes vesting information, prior conveyances, current/prior liens, status of property taxes, copies of source documents, and more.
Marital Property Report SampleConnect with one of our experts to test drive our DataTree platform.
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