\u201cIf you have a mortgage, inform them before you do the transfer because most of the trust or mortgage companies have a ‘due on sale’<\/a>\u00a0clause, but they’re not really going to care if it’s still you. But if you go from Jane Smith to Jane Washington, they may not know it’s the same person, and they then actually would have the ability to call the loan, maybe call it due,\u201d Schorr says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Home values have rapidly increased in recent years. How much is your current home worth now? Get a ballpark estimate from HomeLight’s free Home Value Estimator.<\/p>\n \n With expert advice from Schorr and David Roberson<\/a>, a top real estate attorney from Silicon Valley, we\u2019ve created this handy guide of straightforward steps that will help ensure your house title name change process goes as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cUsually, when it’s just transferring title from one name to another \u2014 the same person \u2014 there’s not going to be any problems that you would run into, especially since there’s no monetary change and we’re not really changing ownership,\u201d Roberson says.<\/p>\n The first step begins with the government.<\/p>\n Changing your name on your Social Security card is your starting point for updating your name after marriage. This is because many other legal processes rely on your Social Security record to verify your identity. Start this change by visiting this link<\/a> on the Social Security Administration’s website, ssa.gov, to request a replacement Social Security card reflecting your new name.<\/p>\n![\"homelight](\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\"){kind=logo}
\n <\/div>\n \n How Much Is Your Home Worth Now?<\/h3>\n
Steps to change your name on a house title<\/h2>\n
1. Update your name with the Social Security Administration<\/h3>\n